sophistication
Collocations
11(noun.)
ADJ
considerable, great | growing, increased, increasing | cool | political, technical, technological
VERB + SOPHISTICATION
have
Her writing style has a sophistication that makes her essays stand out from her classmates.
lack
PREP
with ~
She approached the problem with a sophistication that surprised everyone in the room.
PHRASES
an air of sophistication
His simple apartment had an air of sophistication that impressed all his guests.
a degree/level of sophistication
Modern smartphones require a surprising degree of sophistication in their design and engineering.
a lack of sophistication
Her cooking showed a lack of sophistication, but her family loved the simple, homemade meals.
a veneer of sophistication
His expensive designer clothes provided only a thin veneer of sophistication that couldn't hide his nervousness.