urbānĭtas (noun F) : id.
* A living in a city, city life.
* Lit.: desideria urbis et urbanitatis,Cic. Fam. 7, 6, 1: in urbis urbanitatisque desiderio,id. ib. 7, 17, 1.
* Transf., city fashion, city manners, both in a good and in a bad sense.
* In a good sense.
* Refinement, elegance of manner, politeness, courtesy, affability, urbanity: addo urbanitatem, quae est virtus, ut Stoici rectissime putant,Cic. Fam. 3, 7, 5.
* In a bad sense, trickery, roguery, knavery: incuriosos milites (vernaculā utebantur urbanitate) quidam spoliavere,Tac. H. 2, 88; so, vernula,Petr. 24.
* In partic., wit, humor, pleasantry, raillery: contumelia si petulantius jactatur, convicium; si facetius, urbanitas nominatur,Cic. Cael. 3, 6: in quantam hominum facetorum urbanitatem incurratis, non dico,id. Fin. 2, 31, 103: ut aliquando subtilitatem veteris urbanitatis et humanissimi sermonis attingerem,id. Q. Fr. 2, 10, 2: vides exaruisse jam veterem urbanitatem,id. Fam. 7, 31, 2: mancipiorum urbanitas in dominos contumeliosa,Sen. Const. 11, 3: in jocis,Quint. 2, 5, 8: oratoria,id. 6, 3, 14: risus si aptus est, urbanitatis nomen adsequitur,id. 8, 6, 74; 10, 1, 115.