sophistication

CEFRC1

/səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The quality of being advanced, experienced, or refined.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Cultivated intellectual worldliness; savoir-faire.

Examples

  • Automobile transmissions have grown in sophistication over the years.

  • Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Deceptive logic; sophistry.

  2. Enlightenment or education.

  3. Falsification, contamination.

More examples

In context

  • The police force were unable to deal with the sophistication of the criminal network.

  • the sophistication of drugs

  • how generally they [drugs] are adulterated by the fraudulent avarice of the feller ; especially when the sophistication is very gainful

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sophisticacion, sophisticacioun, sophisticacoun, from Old French sofisticacion, sophisticacion, from Medieval Latin sophisticātiōnis. By surface analysis, sophisticate + -ion.