non-rural
əl adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
2.
living in the country: the rural population.
3.
of or pertaining to agriculture: rural economy.
noun
4.
a person who lives in a rural area.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin rūrālis, equivalent to rūr- (stem of rūs) the country, rural land (akin to room) + -ālis -al1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin rūrālis, equivalent to rūr- (stem of rūs) the country, rural land (akin to room) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
ru·ral·ism, noun
ru·ral·ist, ru·ral·ite, noun
ru·ral·ly, adverb
ru·ral·ness, noun
non·ru·ral, adjective
non·ru·ral·ly, adverb
qua·si-ru·ral, adjective
qua·si-ru·ral·ly, adverb
sem·i·ru·ral, adjective
sem·i·ru·ral·ly, adverb
sem·i·ru·ral·ism, noun
un·ru·ral, adjective
un·ru·ral·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. 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. 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.
Antonyms
1. urban.
1. urban.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | of, relating to, or characteristic of the country or country life |
| 2. | living in or accustomed to the country |
| 3. | of, relating to, or associated with farming |
| [C15: via Old French from Latin rūrālis, from rūs the country] | |
| 'ruralism | |
| —n | |
| 'ruralist | |
| —n | |
| ru'rality | |
| —n | |
| 'rurally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
rural
1412, from O.Fr. rural (14c.), from L. ruralis "of the countryside," from rus (gen. ruris) "open land, country," from PIE *rur- "open space" (cf. O.C.S. ravinu "level," O.Ir. roi, roe "plain field," O.E. rum "space;" see room).
"In early examples, there is usually little or no difference between the meanings of rural and rustic, but in later use the tendency is to employ rural when the idea of locality (country scenes, etc.) is prominent, and rustic when there is a suggestion of the more primitive qualities or manners naturally attaching to country life." [OED]
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