rustic

The definition of rustic is something simple and plain, and are often associated with the country.

(adjective)

A simple, well-built log cabin is an example of something that would be described as rustic.

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See rustic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

  1. of or living in the country, as distinguished from cities or towns; rural
  2. lacking refinement, elegance, polish, or sophistication; specif.,
    1. simple, plain, or artless
    2. rough, awkward, uncouth, or boorish
  3. made of rough, bark-covered branches or roots: rustic furniture
  4. Masonry having a rough surface or irregular, deeply sunk, deliberately conspicuous joints; rusticated

Origin: LME rustyk < MFr rustique < L rusticus < rus, the country: see rural

noun

a country person, esp. one regarded as unsophisticated, simple, awkward, uncouth, etc.

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See rustic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of, relating to, or typical of country life or country people. See Synonyms at rural.
  2. a. Lacking refinement or elegance; coarse.
    b. Charmingly simple or unsophisticated.
  3. Made of unfinished or roughly finished wood: rustic furniture.
  4. Having a rough or textured appearance; rusticated. Used of masonry.
noun
  1. A rural person.
  2. A person regarded as crude, coarse, or simple.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English rustik

Origin: , from Old French rustique

Origin: , from Latin rūsticus

Origin: , from rūs, country; see reuə- in Indo-European roots

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  • rusˈti·cal·ly adverb

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