Rural
['rʊər(ə)l] or ['rʊrəl]
Definition
(adj.) living in or characteristic of farming or country life; 'rural people'; 'large rural households'; 'unpaved rural roads'; 'an economy that is basically rural' .
(adj.) of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; 'rural electrification'; 'rural free delivery' .
Inputed by Diego--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect.
(a.) Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.
Typist: Mag
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Rustic, pastoral, country.
Edited by Gene
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Countrified, rustic, agricultural, bucolic, verdant, sylvan, grassy, arcadian,pastoral
ANT:Urban, oppidan, civic
Checker: Mortimer
Definition
adj. of or belonging to the country: suiting the country: rustic: pertaining to agriculture.—n. (obs.) a countryman.—ns. Ru′ral-dean an ecclesiastic under the bishop and archdeacon with the peculiar care of the clergy of a district; Ru′ral-dean′ery.—v.t. Ru′ralise to render rural.—v.i. to become rural: to rusticate.—ns. Ru′ralism; Ru′ralist; Rural′ity.—adv. Ru′rally.—n. Ru′ralness.—adj. Ruridec′anal pertaining to a rural dean or deanery.
Typist: Mason
Examples
- The rural world was not ripe for him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- You have not settled your rural excursion with Harriette yet, Julia told him. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Charming rural place. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- No more of your rural fighting parties for me, I hastily observed, and I neither like eggs and bacon nor pot-houses to eat my dinner in. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The fragrance of the late blossoms seemed an emanation of the tranquil scene, a landscape tutored to the last degree of rural elegance. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It is a delightful, pretty, rural place for a man to read rhymes, and be romantic in; just fit for you, Fred. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The goal of the rural telegraph operator was to be able to take press. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It is safe to say that nothing has done more to relieve this loneliness and prevent the drift from the farms to the cities, than the widespread establishment of rural telephone service. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- I am not fit for town life--so very rural and silly as I always have been. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- At this time the surroundings of the Orange laboratory were distinctly rural in character. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Nevertheless, the scene was rural and picturesque, very peaceful, and the house had a charm of its own. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Since then, he has often joined me in my little rural walks early in the morning. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- If you ever travel into Hampshire, Mr. Crawley begs me to say, he hopes you will adorn our RURAL RECTORY with your presence. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Typist: Mason