pastoralnessn.
/ˈpɑːst(ə)rəlnəs/, /ˈpast(ə)rəlnəs/, /ˈpɑːst(ə)rl̩nəs/, /ˈpast(ə)rl̩nəs/, U.S. /ˈpæstərəlnəs/, /pæsˈtɔrəlnəs/ Pastoral or rustic quality or character.
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the world > food and drink > farming > [noun] > rustic pursuits or qualities
country lifec1565
arcadianism1823
bucolics1865
pastoralism1876
pastoralness1878
1878 Fraser's Mag. Nov. 636/1 Tall black chimneys spoiling the pastoralness of the scene.
1904 Westm. Gaz. 24 Sept. 11/2 We are here in a borderland, having all the rusticity and pastoralness of Switzerland.
2001 Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Nexis) 28 Mar. (Sports section) c1 This region's bucolic pastoralness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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