RURALISM

rurality, ruralism

(noun) a rural characteristic or trait; “a place with the rurality of a turnip field”

ruralism, rusticism

(noun) a rural idiom or expression

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ruralism (countable and uncountable, plural ruralisms)

Advocacy of rural life instead of urbanism or city living.

Rural living.

The state or quality of being rustic.

(countable) A rural idiom or expression.

Synonyms

• (advocacy of rural living): agrarianism

• (state or quality of being rural or rustic): rusticity, backwoodsiness; rurality, ruralness, rusticism

Source: Wiktionary


Ru"ral*ism, n.

1. The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.

2. A rural idiom or expression.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 November 2024

TEMPORIZE

(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”


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