rural
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɹʊəɹəl//
- United Kingdom//ˈɹɔːɹəl//
- United Kingdom//ˈɹɵːɹəl//
- United Kingdom//ˈɹoːɹəl//
- United States//ˈɹʊɹəl//
Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
adjective
- 1
Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
Nothing could be more business-like than the construction of the stout dams, and nothing more gently rural than the limpid lakes, with the grand old forest trees marshalled round their margins … .
The Australian teens, both from Melbourne, were enjoying a backpacking trip when they became ill after a night out in Vang Vieng. The picturesque rural town in northern Laos has long been a popular backpacking spot.
Etymology
From Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis (“rural”), from rūs (“countryside”) + -ālis.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA person from the countryside; a rustic.
Forms
- plural
- rurals
- comparative
- more rural
- superlative
- most rural
Rupert · A male given name from the Germanic languages.rupture · A burst, split, or break.ruptured · Having a rupture; broken, leaking.
rural · Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
ruse · An action intended to deceive; a trick.Ruse · A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New…rush · A sudden forward motion.