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

Her style is influenced by a childhood in the French countryside, where her mother runs a bed and breakfast, and had a previous career in the art world. —The Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026

Chief among these is a British partition plan, well under way, to establish an Israeli state in Palestine; Jewish refugees, fleeing persecution in Europe, are already arriving en masse and building settlements in the countryside. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026

This 1830s-era home on the property of Pickett Hill Farm is quintessential countryside. —Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2026

Maiduguri has been at the heart of deadly violence in Nigeria in the past, but has experienced relative peace in recent years, even as the countryside is often battered by extremists. —Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 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
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified

Kids Definition

countryside

noun

coun·​try·​side ˈkən-trē-ˌsīd 

: a rural area or its people