How to say "sophistication" in Japanese

• だてCommon
  noun, na-adjectiveCovers sophistication as personal style: dandyish elegance and flair in dress or manner, rather than depth of learning. It suits a person who dresses or carries themselves with deliberate stylishness, and it is usually written in kana.
• 教養きょうようJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounHere sophistication means cultivated refinement — the education and appreciation of culture a person has acquired. It fits descriptions of someone as cultured, well-educated, or refined through learning rather than merely fashionable.
  その医者いしゃは教養きょうようのある人ひとだ。↗

  The doctor is a man of culture.

Use 「だて」 for sophistication as personal flair — dandyish style and elegance in dress or manner — and 教養 for sophistication as cultivated refinement gained through education and appreciation of culture.

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• だてelegance
• 教養きょうよう(understanding or appreciation of) culture
• ソフィスティケートsophistication (trans: sophisticate)
• ソフィスティケーションsophistication
• 垢抜けあかぬけrefinement
• 雅味がみrefinement
• 粋作りいきづくりstylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.)
• ひねりingenuity