rural

ru·ral

adj \ˈru̇r-əl\

Definition of RURAL

: of or relating to the country, country people or life, or agriculture

— ru·ral·i·ty \ru̇-ˈra-lə-tē\ noun

— ru·ral·ly \ˈru̇r-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of RURAL

1. She lives in a rural area.
2. <grew up in a rural community where more than half the people were farmers>

Origin of RURAL

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ruralis, from rur-, rus open land — more at room

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to RURAL

Synonyms: bucolic, country, pastoral, rustic (also rustical)

Antonyms: urban

Related Words: backwoods, backwoodsy, countrified (also countryfied), provincial; agrarian, agricultural; nonurban, semirural

Near Antonyms: citified, urbanized; metro, metropolitan, municipal; nonagricultural, nonfarm

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Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

Rhymes with RURAL

crural, jural, mural, neural, pleural, plural, Ural