urbanness

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noun

The state or condition of being urban.

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Meanings

nounurbanness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being urban.

    The city’s quintessential urbanness could be its silver lining.

    2008 June 18, Anemona Hartocollis, “Workshop on Preparing for Calamities Focuses on the Flu”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: urbanity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or condition of being urban.

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urbanity

Origin

From urban + -ness. Piecewise doublet of urbaneness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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