HyperDic > SOP... > sophistication

WordsHelp

HyperDic is a hyper-dictionary based on WordNet 2.1. This version links 147,249 word forms.

Dictionary A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z
Shopping The largest selection of SOPHISTICATION products: USA, UK, Canada, Deutschland, France.
TV Shop As seen on TV: beauty, diets, exercise, household, kitchen, personal, vitamins, and other popular TV-products.
sophistication > 5 senses
NOUN1sophistication, edificationUplifting enlightenment
2sophistication, sophism, sophistryA deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
3sophisticationExpert or having knowledge of some technical subject
4sophistication, worldliness, mundaneness, mundanityThe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
5sophisticationFalsification by the use of sophistry
sophistication > pronunciation
Soundssahfih.stahkey'shahn
RhymesAachen, Aaron, abandon, and 2521 more rhymes in ahn...
sophistication > noun 1, cognition
MeaningUplifting enlightenment.
Synonymsedification
Broaderenlightenment
Narrowerdisenchantment, disillusion, disillusionment
sophistication > noun 2, cognition
MeaningA deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone.
Synonymssophism, sophistry
Broaderfallacy, false belief
Verbssophisticate
sophistication > noun 3, cognition
MeaningExpert or having knowledge of some technical subject.
Examples"understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication"
Broaderexpertness, expertise
Verbssophisticate
sophistication > noun 4, attribute
MeaningThe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment.
Synonymsworldliness, mundaneness, mundanity
Contrarynaivete, naivety, naiveness
Broaderquality
Verbssophisticate
sophistication > noun 5, act
MeaningFalsification by the use of sophistry. Misleading by means of specious fallacies.
Examples"he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason"
Broaderfalsification, falsehood
Verbssophisticate

© 2001-05 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact us

Privacy · Robots · Valid XHTML