Sophistication Meaning
/səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounEnlightenment or education.
nounCultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.
Sentence Examples
Automobile transmissions have grown in sophistication over the years.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The design of the luxury car showed great ____ with its advanced technology.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The interior design of the penthouse was a masterpiece of modern ____ and luxurious comfort.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English sophisticacion, sophisticacioun, sophisticacoun, from Old French sofisticacion, sophisticacion, from Medieval Latin sophisticātiōnis. By surface analysis, sophisticate + -ion.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"how generally they [drugs] are adulterated by the fraudulent avarice of the feller ; especially when the sophistication is very gainful"
— 1663-1671, Robert Boyle, Considerations touching the Usefulness of Experimental Natural Philosophy:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The design of the luxury car showed great ____ with its advanced technology.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The interior design of the penthouse was a masterpiece of modern ____ and luxurious comfort.