French Conversation · Level 127
45 words
French word
sophistiqué
Pronunciation
IPA/sofistike/
Meaning
- adjectivesophisticated
Example
Ce restaurant est très sophistiqué.
This restaurant is very sophisticated.
More examples
Il a un style sophistiqué.
He has a sophisticated style.
Core concept
A polished style or design showing cultivated taste, careful thought, and controlled detail.
Common phrases
très sophistiqué
very sophisticated
restaurant sophistiqué
sophisticated restaurant
Similar words
élégant: Marked by restrained beauty and an elegant appearance.
chic: Fashionable and stylish, with a sense of good taste.
raffiné: Delicate in flavor or workmanship, with a sense of high quality.
soigné: Well cared for, thoroughly prepared, and neatly arranged.
Definition in French
Qui paraît cultivé, élégant et bien pensé dans le style ou la conception.
Word origin
The French adjective sophistiqué comes from the past participle of sophistiquer, borrowed through English sophisticated from Latin sophisticare, related to Greek sophistēs.
Usage tips
- The final é in sophistiqué is pronounced like the French sound in été, not like the ending of English sophisticated.
Other meanings
- elegantadjective
- stylishadjective
- elaborateadjective
Opposites
- simplesimpleadjective
- rudimentairerudimentaryadjective
Related words
- sophisticationsophisticationnoun