I. ˈru̇rəl, ˈrür- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin ruralis, from rur-, rus country, open land + -alis -al — more at room
1. : living in country areas : engaged in agricultural pursuits
a rural people
elected by constituencies which are basically rural — New Republic
2. : characterized by simplicity : lacking sophistication : uncomplicated
in search of rural life — Christopher Rand
poetry is very, very rural — Robert Frost
programs of ballads and rural dances — Marinobel Smith
3. : of, relating to, or characteristic of people who live in the country
his long knotty rural fingers — Edmund Wilson
modern warfare no longer calls for rural stamina — Alfred Vagts
a gardener who looked excessively rural — Rebecca West
4. : of, relating to, associated with, or typical of the country
rural architecture was reflected in houses with low, plain walls — American Guide Series: Michigan
crowds welcomed us at each rural town — A.C.Fisher
under this legislation, a rural area includes most places with fewer than 1,500 people — J.H.Ferguson & D.E.McHenry
5. : of, relating to, or constituting a tenement in land adapted and used for agricultural or pastoral purposes — opposed to urban
II. noun
( -s )
: one who lives in the country