rusticity

Variant of rustic

rustic definition

rus·tic (rus′tik)

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

Etymology: 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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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