rusticity

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Definition of rusticity

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being rustic.
    “The accommodation for passengers was designed on a rather lavish scale, as it was expected that extensive housing development would take place in the vicinity. These hopes were not realised, however, and, apart from the school buildings, the surroundings of the station have never lost their rusticity.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The quality of being rustic.
    “The accommodation for passengers was designed on a rather lavish scale, as it was expected that extensive housing development would take place in the vicinity. These hopes were not realised, however, and, apart from the school buildings, the surroundings of the station have never lost their rusticity.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)That which makes something rustic.

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Etymology

From rustic + -ity, from Latin rusticitas.

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