Sophistication is the quality of refinement — displaying good taste, wisdom and subtlety rather than crudeness, stupidity and vulgarity. In the perception of social class, sophistication can link with concepts such as status, privilege and superiority. == Scope of sophistication == In social terms, sophistication can be seen as `a form of snobb.... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophistication
So·phis`ti·ca'tion noun [ Confer Late Latin sophisticatio , French sophistication .] The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the sophistication of drugs. Boyle. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/146
[n] - being expert or having knowledge of some technical subject 2. [n] - the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or disillusionment 3. [n] - falsification by the use of sophistry Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=sophistication