citified

• Veraltetes Adjektiv, das jemanden oder etwas beschreibt, der oder das die Manieren, den Stil oder die Eigenschaften eines Stadtbewohners angenommen hat, oft mit der Nebenbedeutung des Verlusts ländlicher Einfachheit.

An old-fashioned adjective describing someone or something that has adopted the manners, style, or characteristics of a city dweller, often implying a loss of rural simplicity.

1. Having city manners or styleB2informal

   Having the customs, manners, or appearance typical of a city dweller, often implying sophistication or urban influence.

   Städtisch

   • After living in New York for a decade, he became quite citified.
   • Her citified accent was noticeable when she visited her rural hometown.
   • The citified decor of the apartment featured modern art and sleek furniture.

   Synonymecosmopolitanmetropolitanpolishedrefinedsophisticatedurbaneurbanizedworldly

   Antonymecountrifiedprovincialruralrusticunsophisticated

• Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden oder etwas städtisch zu machen oder zu werden bzw. sich an das Stadtleben anzupassen.

A verb meaning to make or become urban in character, or to adapt to city life.

1. Accustom to urban waysC1formal

   To make or become accustomed to the ways, culture, or lifestyle of a city.

   An städtische Lebensweise gewöhnen

   • The rural population was gradually citified by the expansion of the suburbs.
   • Moving to the capital citified his manners and speech.
   • The new shopping mall helped citify the once-quiet village.