pseu|do|so|phis|ti|ca|tion — «SOO doh suh FIHS tuh KAY shuhn», noun. false or pretended worldliness, refinement, or urbanity; lack of true sophistication: »The script is full of pseudosophistication of the kind that high school boys acquire on first looking into Krafft Ebing … Useful english dictionary
un|so|phis|ti|ca|tion — «UHN suh FIHS tuh KAY shuhn», noun. unsophisticated condition or quality; simplicity; artlessness. SYNONYM(S): naturalness … Useful english dictionary
phis — acan·tho·phis; am·phis·bae·na; am·phis·ci·ans; am·phis·i·le; am·phis·to·mous; an·drog·ra·phis; cal·lo·phis; car·pho·phis; del·phis; di·del·phis; hy·dro·phis; lep·to·phis; li·phis·ti·o·mor·phae; mas·tic·o·phis; mem·phis; o·phis; pa·lae·o·phis;… … English syllables
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
sophistication — so·phis·ti·ca·tion … English syllables
ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… … English syllables
unsophisticated — un•so•phis•ti•cat•ed [[t]ˌʌn səˈfɪs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) not sophisticated; simple; artless; naive 2) without complexity or refinements 3) unadulterated; pure; genuine • Etymology: 1620–30 un so•phis ti•ca′tion, n … From formal English to slang
Sophistication — So*phis ti*ca tion, n. [Cf. LL. sophisticatio, F. sophistication.] The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs. Boyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sophistication — so·phis·ti·ca·tion sə .fis tə kā shən n the process or result of making impure or weak: ADULTERATION <sophistication of a drug> … Medical dictionary
Sophistication — So|phis|ti|ca|tion [səfisti ke:ʃən] die; <aus engl. sophistication »Verfälschung«, dies aus mlat. sophisticatio, vgl. ↑Sophistikation> im Jazz u. Blues ein Stil, der gekennzeichnet ist durch die Abkehr von typischen Momenten der afroamerik … Das große Fremdwörterbuch