rusticity en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From rustic + -ity, from Latin rusticitas.
Meanings
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(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.
1953 February, H. A. Vallance, “To Brighton through the Shoreham Gap”, in Railway Magazine, page 81:
- (countable, uncountable) That which makes something rustic.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rusticities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
es rusticidad (that which makes something rustic)