also: あーばにてぃ
noun
urbanity; sophistication; polished city manners
A loanword from English, used to describe refined, courteous, and sophisticated behavior associated with city life. Relatively rare in everyday Japanese; more likely to appear in literary or formal contexts.
彼の話し方には都会的なアーバニティーが感じられる。
His way of speaking has a sense of urban sophistication.
Standard katakana spelling of the English loanword 'urbanity'.
Variant without the final long vowel mark; less common but still used.
Borrowed from English 'urbanity', ultimately from Latin 'urbanitas' (city life, refinement).