cityish

C3I1T1Y4I1S1H4

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a city; urban.

OriginEnglish city ← Middle English cite ← Old French citet →
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Meanings

adjectivecityish (comparative more cityish, superlative most cityish)

comparative more cityish · superlative most cityish

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a city; urban.

    I am really looking for a place that has a home like community feel to it, not cityish, but more rurallike, where the people are generally nice and there are things to do and see.

    2011 February 14, sirstand, City-Data

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  2. Proto-Italic*keiwis
  3. Latinceivis
  4. Latinceivitās
  5. Late Latincīvitātem (city)
  6. Old Frenchcitet
  7. Middle Englishcite
  8. Englishcity
  9. Englishcityish

From city + -ish.

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APA

cityish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityish

MLA

“cityish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityish. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cityish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cityish.

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