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cityfied

cityfied

8.2
Having the manners and dress of people from a city
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪtiˌfaɪd/
  • Informal
translation icon : urbanizado
  • Moving to New York made her quite cityfied in both style and manners.

Examples

  • Despite his cityfied appearance, he still missed the quiet of country life.

  • The new restaurant has a cityfied atmosphere.

  • After a few years in the metropolis, his cityfied accent became obvious.

  • Her style is very cityfied.

  • Her cityfied lifestyle includes dining at trendy cafes and attending cultural events.

  • After living in the city for years, his cityfied fashion choices reflected urban trends.

  • The festival brought a cityfied vibe to the small town, with street performers and food trucks.

Synonyms

urban
vscityfied
571 2.5

About a city or town rather than the countryside

specifies social manners, customs, or style rather than general locality
urbane
vscityfied
  • Formal
7 7.0

A person who is polite and confident in social situations

is more about ordinary town manners and customs rather than polished refinement
citified
vscityfied
1 7.1

Having the manners and style of a person from a city

is the same in meaning but differs in spelling or form
city-like
vscityfied
1 4.1

Like a city with busy streets and tall buildings

focuses on actual manners, customs, and style of town people
city-bred
vscityfied
1 5.3

Having the manners and habits of a person raised in a city

emphasizes current manners and style regardless of a person's upbringing

Antonyms

countryfied
  • Offensive
8.3

Having simple country style like small farms and plain homes

How Urban

metropolitan
121 4.8
urbanized
  • US
2 4.6
cityfied
  • Informal
8.2
suburban
234 3.5
small-townish
  • Informal
7.3
rural
392 2.5

Surface Forms

cityfied positive

Morphology

cityfied = city (transparent) = city + fied

The adjective is directly formed from 'city' with a standard '-fy/-fied' meaning 'made or characterized by the city', so the meaning is predictable from the base.

Etymology

Cityfied is built from city and the ending -fied, which means 'made', as in beautified meaning 'made beautiful'. So cityfied means 'made like a city', with the style and manners of city people.