rurality

[ roo-ral-i-tee ]

noun

, plural ru·ral·i·ties.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rurality¹

First recorded in 1720–30; rural + -ity

Example Sentences

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

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This borough has nearly all kinds of wild and tame rurality and suburbanity.

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

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You know the sort of market garden rurality that about a dozen miles out of London offers—alternate bricks and cabbages.

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Yates made a mental note that there was not as much rurality about this girl as he had thought at first.

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