rusticity

rusticity
rustic ADJECTIVE 1) of or characteristic of life in the country. 2) having a simplicity and charm that is considered typical of the countryside. 3) (of furniture) made of rough branches or timber.
NOUN often derogatory an unsophisticated country person.
DERIVATIVES rustically adverb rusticity noun.
ORIGIN Latin rusticus, from rus 'the country' .

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  • Rusticity — Rus*tic ity, n. [L. rusticitas: cf. F. rusticit[ e].] The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness. [1913 Webster] The sweetness and rusticity of a pastoral can not be so well expressed in any other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rusticity — [[t]rʌ̱stɪ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT (approval) You can refer to the simple, peaceful character of life in the countryside as rusticity. [WRITTEN] It pleases me to think of young Tyndale growing up here in deep rusticity …   English dictionary

  • rusticity — noun see rustic I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rusticity — /ru stis i tee/, n., pl. rusticities. 1. the state or quality of being rustic. 2. rural character or life. [1525 35; < MF rusticite < L rustic(us) RUSTIC + MF ite ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • rusticity — noun That which makes something rustic …   Wiktionary

  • rusticity — rus·tic·i·ty || rÊŒ stɪsÉ™tɪ n. quality of being rustic, ruralness; rural character, simplicity, unsophisticated character …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rusticity — n. Rudeness, coarseness, artlessness, simplicity, boorishness, clownishness …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • rusticity — n 1. ruralism, agrarianism, agricultural ism; pastoralism, pastorality, bucolicism, provincialism, provinciality. 2. plainness, simplicity, modesty, unspoiledness, unpretentiousness, unaffectedness, normality, normalcy, informality;… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • rusticity — rus·tic·i·ty …   English syllables

  • rusticity — /rʌsˈtɪsəti/ (say rus tisuhtee) noun (plural rusticities) 1. the state or quality of being rustic. 2. rural character or life …  

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