RUSTIC


Meaning of RUSTIC in English

I. ˈrəstik, -tēk adjective

Etymology: Middle English rustyk, from Middle French rustique, from Latin rusticus, from rus country, open land — more at room

1. : of or relating to the country : rural

rude carts, bespattered with rustic mire — Charles Dickens

2. : of or relating to rustic work

3.

a. : having an appearance or manner held to resemble country folk

a splendid primeval rustic figure — Osbert Lancaster

b. : living in a rural area : engaged in country occupations (as farming)

one of the few victories in all history of rustic untrained volunteers over professional soldiers — Budd Schulberg

4. : having or exhibiting qualities held to be characteristic of rural people: as

a. : marked by awkwardness : lacking polish : coarse , rude

rustic readiness to jeer at the unusual — H.O.Taylor

b. : marked by simplicity : artless

if education had not meddled with her rustic nature — Jean Stafford

participating in these rustic occasions — P.L.Fermor

5. : adapted or appropriate to the country or country living : rough , sturdy : lacking in ornamentation

had a rustic shanty and arbor — Herman Melville

dotted with tourist cabins and hotels — from the luxurious to the rustic — American Guide Series: Arizona

II. noun

( -s )

1.

a. : an inhabitant of a rural area

new emphasis on the preciousness of the … soil affected both rustic and townsman — John Buchan

b. : one who is rude, coarse, or dull

c. : a rural person thought to be naturally simple in character or manners : one without sophistication

where had my simple rustic procured it — Jacob Hay

2. : brick with a rough textured surface often multicolored : a style of masonry resembling rockwork

3. : rustic moth

4. : a ceramic surface artificially roughened

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.