Synonyms for cosmopolitan
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : koz-muh-pol-i-tn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒz məˈpɒl ɪ tn |
Top 10 synonyms for cosmopolitan Other synonyms for the word cosmopolitan
Définition of cosmopolitan
Origin :- 1844, from cosmopolite "citizen of the world" (q.v.) on model of metropolitan. The U.S. women's magazine of the same name was first published in 1886. Cosmopolitanism first recorded 1828.
- adj worldly-wise
- "It's a better vein than the cosmopolitan," said Margaret, getting up.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- I cannot stand them, and a German cosmopolitan is the limit.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- Life seems great because it is cosmopolitan and not provincial or local.
- Extract from : « Rural Life and the Rural School » by Joseph Kennedy
- He has rooms at the Cosmopolitan, somewhere on the top floor.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- So has it always been with chemistry, the most cosmopolitan of sciences, the most secret of arts.
- Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
- We were sitting round in the barroom of the Cosmopolitan, trying to keep warm.
- Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
- Cosmopolitan: species that occur throughout most of the world.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Up to now she had been trying to compromise, to be broad and tolerant and cosmopolitan.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- Well, to begin with, he's the most cosmopolitan man I ever met.
- Extract from : « Quin » by Alice Hegan Rice
- For, after all, in this cosmopolitan magnificence, she has played no small part.
- Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Antonyms for cosmopolitan
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