English · Word Candidate

sophisticated

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.

Adjective

Examples

Set against the background of the American civil war, with Keaton a cunning but unskilled driver, unaided, of the ponderous giant of a locomotive, it remains not only probably the funniest film about railways ever made, but one of the funniest silent films to retain its comic power over today's more

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Meaning · English

Of art or other things: appealing to the tastes of an intellectual or sophisticated (sense 1) person; cerebral; also, cultured, elegant, refined.

Adjective

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “sophisticated” mean?

Of a person: having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, worldly-wise.

Is “sophisticated” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.