rurality

American  

[roo-ral-i-tee] / rʊˈræl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

ruralities

1. rural character.

2. a rural characteristic, matter, or scene.

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Etymology

Origin of rurality

First recorded in 1720–30; rural + -ity

Example Sentences

They also adjusted for covariates that included pesticide density, social vulnerability, income level, rurality, cardiovascular disease hospitalization rates and the prevalence of chronic kidney disease.

From Science Daily

So often the Midwest functions as shorthand in fiction, a quick way to represent backwardness or innocence, ignorance or rurality.

From Salon

That lake was Lough Gill, in County Sligo, and it promised everything I needed: rurality, quiet, time.

From Washington Post

"Some parts of the Highlands have always suffered from high prices due to their rurality," said the Highland councillor, and grandmother of 17.

From BBC

I think there's something about rurality and isolation that also supports that because you're not going to get it from somewhere else.

From Salon