countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd 

1

: a rural area

2

: the inhabitants of a countryside

Synonyms of countryside

• country
• nowhere
• wilderness

Examples of countryside in a Sentence

We took a long drive through the open countryside.

everyone hates to see the countryside ruined by new developments

Recent Examples on the Web

The film is set in contemporary London and the English countryside. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 Oct. 2026

For Pearson, a thirty-one-year-old Black activist who was born and raised in Memphis, the challenge has been taking a campaign geared for urban enclaves to the countryside. — Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Les grandes vacances refers to the phenomenon of workers taking a month out of their five weeks of annual leave to escape busy city hubs and enjoy the countryside. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

The result is a beautiful chromatic ode to the unmistakable English countryside and its dreamlike atmosphere. — Laura Scafati, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for countryside

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• bisulphide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide

Kids Definition

countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd 

: a rural area or its people