Engelsk tillægsord: cosmopolitan | |||
1. | cosmopolitan growing or occurring in many parts of the world | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A cosmopolitan herb. Cosmopolitan in distribution. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | widely distributed | ||
Overordnet emneområde | bionomics, ecology, environmental science | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | endemic | ||
2. | cosmopolitan composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | His cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds. The ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt. That queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | traveled, travelled | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | provincial | ||
3. | cosmopolitan of worldwide scope or applicability | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An issue of cosmopolitan import. The shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time. Universal experience. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | ecumenical, general, oecumenical, universal, world-wide, worldwide | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | comprehensive | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | incomprehensive, noncomprehensive | ||
Engelsk navneord: cosmopolitan | |||
1. | cosmopolitan (om person) a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | cosmopolite | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | man of the world, sophisticate | ||
Mere specifikke termer | globetrotter, world traveler | ||