C2nounfashionsociety
US/səˈfɪs.tɪ.kət/
UK/səˈfɪs.tɪ.kət/
a person who knows a lot about fashion, culture and the world, and has refined tastes
In context
She moved to Paris at twenty and came back a confident sophisticate.
The new rooftop bar is aimed at young urban sophisticates with money to spend.
He likes to play the sophisticate, but he still orders the cheapest wine on the menu.
Words that go with sophisticate
adjective + noun
- urban sophisticatesThe magazine is written for urban sophisticates who love design.
- young sophisticatesThe club is popular with young sophisticates from the business district.
- worldly sophisticateIn the film, he plays a worldly sophisticate with expensive habits.
- cosmopolitan sophisticateAfter ten years in Milan, she had become a cosmopolitan sophisticate.
noun + noun
- city sophisticatesEvery summer, city sophisticates crowd the island's beach clubs.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
We need to sophisticate the system.Correct: We need to make the system more sophisticated.
Incorrect:
She is a very sophisticate woman.Correct: She is a very sophisticated woman.