RUSTIC


Meaning of RUSTIC in English

I. rus ‧ tic 1 /ˈrʌstɪk/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: rustique , from Latin rusticus , from rus ; ⇨ ↑ rural ]

1 . simple, old-fashioned, and not spoiled by modern developments, in a way that is typical of the countryside:

The village had a certain rustic charm.

2 . [only before noun] roughly made from wood:

a rustic chair

—rusticity /rʌˈstɪsəti, rʌˈstɪsɪti/ noun [uncountable]

II. rustic 2 BrE AmE noun [countable]

literary someone from the country, especially a farm worker

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