rurality

[ roo-ral-i-tee ]
/ rʊˈræl ɪ ti /

noun, plural ru·ral·i·ties.

rural character.
a rural characteristic, matter, or scene.

Origin of rurality

First recorded in 1720–30; rural + -ity

Words nearby rurality

rural leishmaniasis, rural municipality, rural route, rural science, rural sociology, rurality, ruralize, rurik, ruritania, ruritanian, ruru

Example sentences from the Web for rurality

  • Rurality is (appropriately enough) in its last ditch, while civilization has established a precarious outpost beside it.

    The Bath Road |Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

  • Lucy offered to invite other neighbors; Mrs. Bazalgette replied she didn't want to be bothered with rurality.

    Love Me Little, Love Me Long |Charles Reade

  • This is only one of the many pilgrimages that may be made in Greater New York, and shows only one sort of rurality.

    New York Sketches |Jesse Lynch Williams