单词 | ruralness |
释义 | ruralnessn. The quality, state, or fact of being rural; an instance of this. Also: rusticity. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II. (at cited word) Ruralness, Country Likeness, Clownishness. 1789 S. Shaw Tour West of Eng. 24 Here are two or three unaffected pieces of water, which add greatly to the ruralness of the scene. 1834 H. Tudor Narr. Tour in N. Amer. II. xxx. 533 The enchanting ruralness of its shady avenues. 1895 J. Magruder Princess Sonia iv. 53 I love this mixture of fashion and ruralness. Look at the swells and the peasants driving side by side! 1928 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 236 That Borough was undergoing its transformation from a ruralness that we loved into urban ugliness. 1972 Upland (Calif.) News 21 Sept. (Advertising Suppl.) 5/3 Most of the group preferred the quaint ruralness of the villages of southern France to the big, congested cities like Paris. 1991 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 16 Mar. 631/2 There was a gradual increase in the proportion reserving time as the ruralness of the area increased. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727 |
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