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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•ral /ˈrʊrəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of or like the country, country life, or country people;
rustic.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•ral (rŏŏr′əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people;
rustic:rural tranquillity. - living in the country:the rural population.
- of or pertaining to agriculture:rural economy.
n. - a person who lives in a rural area.
- Latin rūrālis, equivalent. to rūr- (stem of rūs) the country, rural land (akin to room) + -ālis -al1
- Middle French
- late Middle English 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unsophisticated, rough. Rural and rustic are terms that refer to the country. Rural is the official term:rural education.It may be used subjectively, and usually in a favorable sense:the charm of rural life.Rustic, however, may have either favorable or unfavorable connotations. In a derogatory sense, it means provincial, boorish, or crude; in a favorable sense, it may suggest ruggedness or a homelike rural charm:rustic simplicity.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged urban.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rural /ˈrʊərəl/ adj - of, relating to, or characteristic of the country or country life
- living in or accustomed to the country
- of, relating to, or associated with farming
Compare urbanEtymology: 15th Century: via Old French from Latin rūrālis, from rūs the countryˈruralism n ˈruralist n ruˈrality n ˈrurally adv |