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rurality

[ roo-ral-i-tee ]
/ rʊˈræl ɪ ti /
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noun, plural ru·ral·i·ties.

rural character.
a rural characteristic, matter, or scene.

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Nearby words

  1. rural leishmaniasis,
  2. rural municipality,
  3. rural route,
  4. rural science,
  5. rural sociology,
  6. ruralize,
  7. rurally,
  8. rurban,
  9. rurik,
  10. ruritania

Origin of rurality

First recorded in 1720–30; rural + -ity
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for rurality

  • Rurality is (appropriately enough) in its last ditch, while civilization has established a precarious outpost beside it.

    The Bath Road|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

  • Lucy offered to invite other neighbors; Mrs. Bazalgette replied she didn't want to be bothered with rurality.

    Love Me Little, Love Me Long|Charles Reade

  • This is only one of the many pilgrimages that may be made in Greater New York, and shows only one sort of rurality.

    New York Sketches|Jesse Lynch Williams