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rurality

American  
[roo-ral-i-tee] / rʊˈræl ɪ ti /

noun

plural

ruralities
  1. rural character.

  2. a rural characteristic, matter, or scene.


Etymology

Origin of rurality

First recorded in 1720–30; rural + -ity

Example Sentences

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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 • Dec. 2, 2024

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

From "Hee Haw" to "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," pop culture has borrowed from, celebrated, and in some ways, immortalized stereotypes and depictions that have come to represent rurality.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2020

It is true, and it speaks to our rurality and the quality of life that we enjoy.

From Washington Times • Jul. 24, 2020

There are peeps of far distant country and the scenery is moderately pretty: its chief merit is its extreme rurality.

From Life and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1 by Darwin, Francis, Sir