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Definitions for Rural

[1] of, relating to, or characteristic of the country, country life, or country people; rustic: rural tranquillity.
[2] living in the country: the rural population.
[3] of or relating to agriculture: rural economy.
[4] a person who lives in a rural area.
[5] of, relating to, or characteristic of the country or country life
[6] living in or accustomed to the country
[7] of, relating to, or associated with farming

Words related to Rural

provincial, idyllic, pastoral, agrarian, bucolic, rustic, backwoods, agricultural, countrified, farm, natural, ranch, simple, sylvan, unsophisticated, arcadian, agronomic, georgic, outland, rustical

Words nearby Rural

rupia, rupiah, rupicolous, rupture, ruptured duck, rural, rural dean, rural delivery, rural delivery service, rural district, rural free delivery

Origin of Rural

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French < Latin rūrālis, equivalent to rūr- (stem of rūs ) the country, rural land (akin to room) + -ālis -al1

Words that may be confused with Rural

rural, suburban, urban, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)

Other words from Rural

ru·ral·ism , noun
ru·ral·ist , ru·ral·ite , noun
ru·ral·ly , adverb
ru·ral·ness , noun
non·ru·ral , adjective
non·ru·ral·ly , adverb
qua·si-ru·ral , adjective
qua·si-ru·ral·ly , adverb
sem·i·ru·ral , adjective
sem·i·ru·ral·ly , adverb
sem·i·ru·ral·ism , noun
un·ru·ral , adjective
un·ru·ral·ly , adverb

Word origin for Rural

C15: via Old French from Latin rūrālis , from rūs the country

Synonyms for Rural

agrarian, agricultural, backwoods, bucolic, idyllic, pastoral, provincial, rustic, agronomic, arcadian, countrified, farm, georgic, natural, outland, ranch, rustical, simple, sylvan, unsophisticated