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91Simply — Sim ply, adv. 1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself; without addition; along; merely; solely; barely. [1913 Webster] [They] make that now good or evil, . . . which otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the other.… …
92sophisticated — sophisticatedly, adv. /seuh fis ti kay tid/, adj. 1. (of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of a journalist.… …
93Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philosopher. In 1773 Goethe provided the Sturm und Drang movement with its first major drama, Götz von Berlichingen, and …
94selfishness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Devotion to oneself Nouns 1. selfishness, self indulgence, self interest; egotism, egoism; vanity; nepotism; worldliness; egomania, megalomania; illiberality; meanness, parsimony. See malevolence. 2.… …
95cosmopolitan — adjective 1) the student body has a cosmopolitan character Syn: multicultural, multiracial, international, worldwide, global 2) a cosmopolitan audience Syn: worldly, worldly wise, well travelled, experienced, unprovincial …
96experienced — adjective 1) an experienced pilot Syn: knowledgeable, skillful, skilled, expert, accomplished, adept, adroit, master, consummate; proficient, trained, competent, capable, well trained, well versed; seasoned, practiced …
97knowing — adjective 1) a knowing smile Syn: significant, meaningful, eloquent, expressive, suggestive; arch, sly, mischievous, impish, teasing, playful 2) she s a very knowing child Syn: sophi …
98sophisticated — adjective 1) sophisticated techniques Syn: advanced, modern, state of the art, the latest, new, up to the minute; innovative, trailblazing, revolutionary, futuristic, avant garde; complex, complicated, intricate, highly evolved …
99urbane — adjective the urbane English professor Syn: suave, sophisticated, debonair, worldly, cultivated, cultured, civilized, cosmopolitan; smooth, polished, refined, self possessed; courteous, polite, well mannered, mannerly, civil, charming …
100blasé — *sophisticated, worldly wise, worldly, disillusioned Analogous words: *indifferent, unconcerned, incurious: nonchalant, imperturbable, unruffled (see COOL) …
