Sophistication
nounsə,fɪstə'keɪʃən
Noun
being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject
“understanding affine transformations requires considerable mathematical sophistication”
Type of:ExpertiseExpertnessfalsification by the use of sophistry; misleading by means of specious fallacies
“he practiced the art of sophistication upon reason”
Type of:FalsificationFalsehooda deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
Type of:Fallacythe quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated and worldly through cultivation or experience or disillusionment
Similar:MundanenessMundanityWorldlinessType of:Qualityuplifting enlightenment
Similar:EdificationType of:Enlightenment
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Similar Words
- Sophism
- Sophistry
- Mundaneness
- Mundanity
- Worldliness
- Edification
- Sophisticate