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rurality

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

noun

ruralities plural
  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

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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

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

From Washington Times Jul. 24, 2020

It’s hard to describe the experience of feeling truly seen when you’re finally united with so many others who understand the complicated relationship between rurality and queerness.

From Salon Jun. 23, 2018

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

From In the Midst of Alarms by Barr, Robert

And his staunch disciples are always full of these charming impracticable ruralities.

From History of American Socialisms by Noyes, John Humphrey

It is perhaps hard for those of us who are untravelled to appreciate how densely even the ruralities of Europe are overgrown with this ivy of associations.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various

He used to tell, with great glee, a story showing the general conviction of his dislike to ruralities.

From Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches by Anonymous

But the ruralities of Virgil take a special interest from the period in which they were written.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

James Smith used to tell, with great glee, a story showing the general conviction of his dislike to ruralities.

From The Jest Book The Choicest Anecdotes and Sayings by Lemon, Mark

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