sophistication

Definition

Enlightenment or education.

Etymology

From Middle English sophisticacion, sophisticacioun, sophisticacoun, from Old French sofisticacion, sophisticacion, from Medieval Latin sophisticātiōnis. By surface analysis, sophisticate + -ion.

Example Sentences

• "The police force were unable to deal with the sophistication of the criminal network."
• "the sophistication of drugs"
• "how generally they [drugs] are adulterated by the fraudulent avarice of the feller ; especially when the sophistication is very gainful"