Definition of rural in English:

rural

adjective ˈrʊər(ə)lˈrʊrəl

In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
remote rural areas
Example sentencesExamples
- It is time for some common sense on these matters for in a rural area like Wiltshire the car is not going to go away.
- Paranoid disorders are more common in people who live in towns and cities than in rural areas.
- Yet our politicians feel the need to bite the very hand that feeds our most deprived rural areas.
- There he showed how much he was listening to the countryside by thumping a rural protestor.
- Each Special is allocated a beat or a shift either in the town centre or the rural areas.
- Regional licences are seen by many as the best way to introduce competition in rural areas.
- The courses are not only open to farmers but to everybody in the rural community.
- It is those in rural areas, who have no choice, who deserve better from the government.
- We are told that rural communities live in terror of crime and it might be true.
- It is the only unitary authority in the country to gain the award in the rural economy category.
- She liked it away from the noises of the city and could see herself moving out into a rural town one day.
- There had been a huge population drift from the rural areas to the towns and cities.
- Another person thought that it might be something about having grown up in a quiet rural area.
- There is definitely a rich and poor side to Havana that isn't as distinct in the more rural areas.
- At the same time, there is increasing pressure on rural areas to provide for more people.
- Here the rural areas too were in the hands of the towns and the patriciate ruled unchallenged.
- Many of your readers must live in rural areas where the sight of a policeman is something of a rarity.
- West Craven is a rural area, which does not receive as much funding as urban areas.
- It should be possible to give road fund licence breaks to people in rural areas.
- There are generally no other jobs available for unemployed farm workers in a rural area.
Synonyms
country, countryside, pastoral, rustic, bucolic
agricultural, farming, agrarian
literary Arcadian, sylvan
rare georgic, agrestic, exurban

Derivatives

ruralism

noun

Many locals tend to respond in the affirmative, perhaps in the spirit of romantic ruralism that so often possesses modern urban souls.
Example sentencesExamples
- On the whole, the devotees of romantic ruralism won out, seeking to rule Iraq through the tribal sheiks.
- His previous album, Conasauga, dwelt almost wholly in Appalachian ruralisms and pristine fingerpicking, and you can hear that ornate classicism in the well-mannered portions of ‘Warpaint’ and ‘The Nest.’
- In this sense the sentimental ruralism of the speech had very real effects as part of the successful traditionalist resistance to those in favour of full-blooded capitalist development of Irish agriculture.
- If Edmonton can't support a jazz festival then it is a reflection of Edmonton's ruralism and redneck attitude, not the efforts of the Edmonton Jazz Festival!

ruralist

noun

We meet, too, the pioneers of agricultural science from across the nation, people such as the irrepressible Liberty Hyde Bailey, a ruralist if ever there was one.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Royal Agricultural Show at Stoneleigh seemed the place to find out - a great beer-tent-and-bacon-butty get-together of the clans of round-vowelled, clotted-faced ruralists.
- The presence of a hammer dulcimer, along with the more typical guitar, bass, and drums, is what sets Tulsa Drone's sound apart from other arty ruralists.
- Women are independent and resourceful, which means that true feminists should be ruralists, too.
- The enforcement of the game laws, feudal in origin, peaked during the industrial revolution, separating ruralists from their source of sustenance and pressuring them to accept wage labor.

rurality

noun rʊəˈralɪti

Her affection for horses, dogs and myriad other bestial examples of rurality is such that both her everyday life and her fiction overflows with loyal hounds, rampant stallions and personifications thereof.
Example sentencesExamples
- This ‘shadow of the total experience’ pertains to many aspects of rurality demanded today by a largely urban and suburban market.
- He said that the main concern was about the issue of rurality and the difficulties that GPs faced having to cover a large geographical area often working with drivers who did not know Craven well.
- Cash is divided out in Scotland according to the Arbuthnott formula, which takes into account the level of deprivation and rurality of different areas before deciding how much each region gets.
- It is as if all the ingredients of the Telluride stew - bluegrass and blues, mellowness and orneriness, ballet and snowboarding, urbanism and rurality, normality and freakishness - cancel one another out.

ruralization

noun rʊər(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n

In effect, ruralization should be seen as a phenomenon that affected only some areas within the urban fabric, radically changing the function and structure they had had during the classical period.
Example sentencesExamples
- But the eighteenth century has been described as an age of ‘ruralization’ or ‘territorialization’ of crafts.
- There is a rather broad consensus concerning the idea of an early medieval ‘interlude’ marked by a general ‘ruralization’ of the economy.

ruralize

verb ˈrʊər(ə)lʌɪzˈrʊrəˌlaɪz

[with object]

Make rural in character or appearance.
a way of ruralizing that most urban of forms, the block of flats
Example sentencesExamples
- a highly ruralized area
- This transition is also articulated with the urbanisation of Turkish society, in which the centre itself is ‘ruralised’ and its production of a polemical Westernised distinction or civility is muted.
- Immediately ruralising the sport, Slimline has taken boxing out to Pannala.
- While rewriting geography, he has ruralised the urbanites.

rurally

adverb

The Lottery Commission, which awarded £181, 207 in total said the project would provide a much-needed community facility in a rurally isolated area.
Example sentencesExamples
- The poorest countries in the now 25 strong, rurally protected cartel; will, as is their expectation, be helped, in various degrees, out of the mire of previously accepted, even if without enthusiasm, Socialistic sinecurism.
- Statistics have shown that medical graduates from a low socio-economic background are more likely to practise in these areas after graduation, just as graduates from a rural background are more likely practise rurally.
- The company is issuing the card through rurally based general practitioners and veterinary surgeons for distribution to people who may be working with animals.
- ‘A new earth construction industry in Scotland could have relevance for both rurally based economies that are in need of diversification, and for national priorities that promote sustainable rural development,’ the report argues.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ruralis, from rus, rur- 'country'.

This comes from late Latin ruralis, from rus ‘country’. In early use little difference exists between rural and rustic (Late Middle English), but later usage shows rural in connection with locality and country scenes, with rustic being reserved for the primitive qualities of country life. The use of rustic for ‘unsophisticated; plain and simple’ dates from the beginning of the 17th century

Rhymes

crural, jural, mural, neural, plural

Definition of rural in US English:

rural

adjectiveˈro͝orəlˈrʊrəl

In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town.
remote rural areas
Example sentencesExamples
- There had been a huge population drift from the rural areas to the towns and cities.
- Another person thought that it might be something about having grown up in a quiet rural area.
- It is the only unitary authority in the country to gain the award in the rural economy category.
- There he showed how much he was listening to the countryside by thumping a rural protestor.
- The courses are not only open to farmers but to everybody in the rural community.
- It is those in rural areas, who have no choice, who deserve better from the government.
- Many of your readers must live in rural areas where the sight of a policeman is something of a rarity.
- West Craven is a rural area, which does not receive as much funding as urban areas.
- Regional licences are seen by many as the best way to introduce competition in rural areas.
- Yet our politicians feel the need to bite the very hand that feeds our most deprived rural areas.
- We are told that rural communities live in terror of crime and it might be true.
- Here the rural areas too were in the hands of the towns and the patriciate ruled unchallenged.
- There is definitely a rich and poor side to Havana that isn't as distinct in the more rural areas.
- Each Special is allocated a beat or a shift either in the town centre or the rural areas.
- Paranoid disorders are more common in people who live in towns and cities than in rural areas.
- There are generally no other jobs available for unemployed farm workers in a rural area.
- It should be possible to give road fund licence breaks to people in rural areas.
- She liked it away from the noises of the city and could see herself moving out into a rural town one day.
- It is time for some common sense on these matters for in a rural area like Wiltshire the car is not going to go away.
- At the same time, there is increasing pressure on rural areas to provide for more people.
Synonyms
country, countryside, pastoral, rustic, bucolic

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ruralis, from rus, rur- ‘country’.

单词	rural
释义	Definition of rural in English: rural adjective ˈrʊər(ə)lˈrʊrəl In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. remote rural areas Example sentencesExamples It is time for some common sense on these matters for in a rural area like Wiltshire the car is not going to go away. Paranoid disorders are more common in people who live in towns and cities than in rural areas. Yet our politicians feel the need to bite the very hand that feeds our most deprived rural areas. There he showed how much he was listening to the countryside by thumping a rural protestor. Each Special is allocated a beat or a shift either in the town centre or the rural areas. Regional licences are seen by many as the best way to introduce competition in rural areas. The courses are not only open to farmers but to everybody in the rural community. It is those in rural areas, who have no choice, who deserve better from the government. We are told that rural communities live in terror of crime and it might be true. It is the only unitary authority in the country to gain the award in the rural economy category. She liked it away from the noises of the city and could see herself moving out into a rural town one day. There had been a huge population drift from the rural areas to the towns and cities. Another person thought that it might be something about having grown up in a quiet rural area. There is definitely a rich and poor side to Havana that isn't as distinct in the more rural areas. At the same time, there is increasing pressure on rural areas to provide for more people. Here the rural areas too were in the hands of the towns and the patriciate ruled unchallenged. Many of your readers must live in rural areas where the sight of a policeman is something of a rarity. West Craven is a rural area, which does not receive as much funding as urban areas. It should be possible to give road fund licence breaks to people in rural areas. There are generally no other jobs available for unemployed farm workers in a rural area. Synonyms country, countryside, pastoral, rustic, bucolic agricultural, farming, agrarian literary Arcadian, sylvan rare georgic, agrestic, exurban Derivatives ruralism noun Many locals tend to respond in the affirmative, perhaps in the spirit of romantic ruralism that so often possesses modern urban souls. Example sentencesExamples On the whole, the devotees of romantic ruralism won out, seeking to rule Iraq through the tribal sheiks. His previous album, Conasauga, dwelt almost wholly in Appalachian ruralisms and pristine fingerpicking, and you can hear that ornate classicism in the well-mannered portions of ‘Warpaint’ and ‘The Nest.’ In this sense the sentimental ruralism of the speech had very real effects as part of the successful traditionalist resistance to those in favour of full-blooded capitalist development of Irish agriculture. If Edmonton can't support a jazz festival then it is a reflection of Edmonton's ruralism and redneck attitude, not the efforts of the Edmonton Jazz Festival! ruralist noun We meet, too, the pioneers of agricultural science from across the nation, people such as the irrepressible Liberty Hyde Bailey, a ruralist if ever there was one. Example sentencesExamples The Royal Agricultural Show at Stoneleigh seemed the place to find out - a great beer-tent-and-bacon-butty get-together of the clans of round-vowelled, clotted-faced ruralists. The presence of a hammer dulcimer, along with the more typical guitar, bass, and drums, is what sets Tulsa Drone's sound apart from other arty ruralists. Women are independent and resourceful, which means that true feminists should be ruralists, too. The enforcement of the game laws, feudal in origin, peaked during the industrial revolution, separating ruralists from their source of sustenance and pressuring them to accept wage labor. rurality noun rʊəˈralɪti Her affection for horses, dogs and myriad other bestial examples of rurality is such that both her everyday life and her fiction overflows with loyal hounds, rampant stallions and personifications thereof. Example sentencesExamples This ‘shadow of the total experience’ pertains to many aspects of rurality demanded today by a largely urban and suburban market. He said that the main concern was about the issue of rurality and the difficulties that GPs faced having to cover a large geographical area often working with drivers who did not know Craven well. Cash is divided out in Scotland according to the Arbuthnott formula, which takes into account the level of deprivation and rurality of different areas before deciding how much each region gets. It is as if all the ingredients of the Telluride stew - bluegrass and blues, mellowness and orneriness, ballet and snowboarding, urbanism and rurality, normality and freakishness - cancel one another out. ruralization noun rʊər(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n In effect, ruralization should be seen as a phenomenon that affected only some areas within the urban fabric, radically changing the function and structure they had had during the classical period. Example sentencesExamples But the eighteenth century has been described as an age of ‘ruralization’ or ‘territorialization’ of crafts. There is a rather broad consensus concerning the idea of an early medieval ‘interlude’ marked by a general ‘ruralization’ of the economy. ruralize verb ˈrʊər(ə)lʌɪzˈrʊrəˌlaɪz [with object] Make rural in character or appearance. a way of ruralizing that most urban of forms, the block of flats Example sentencesExamples a highly ruralized area This transition is also articulated with the urbanisation of Turkish society, in which the centre itself is ‘ruralised’ and its production of a polemical Westernised distinction or civility is muted. Immediately ruralising the sport, Slimline has taken boxing out to Pannala. While rewriting geography, he has ruralised the urbanites. rurally adverb The Lottery Commission, which awarded £181, 207 in total said the project would provide a much-needed community facility in a rurally isolated area. Example sentencesExamples The poorest countries in the now 25 strong, rurally protected cartel; will, as is their expectation, be helped, in various degrees, out of the mire of previously accepted, even if without enthusiasm, Socialistic sinecurism. Statistics have shown that medical graduates from a low socio-economic background are more likely to practise in these areas after graduation, just as graduates from a rural background are more likely practise rurally. The company is issuing the card through rurally based general practitioners and veterinary surgeons for distribution to people who may be working with animals. ‘A new earth construction industry in Scotland could have relevance for both rurally based economies that are in need of diversification, and for national priorities that promote sustainable rural development,’ the report argues. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ruralis, from rus, rur- 'country'. This comes from late Latin ruralis, from rus ‘country’. In early use little difference exists between rural and rustic (Late Middle English), but later usage shows rural in connection with locality and country scenes, with rustic being reserved for the primitive qualities of country life. The use of rustic for ‘unsophisticated; plain and simple’ dates from the beginning of the 17th century Rhymes crural, jural, mural, neural, plural Definition of rural in US English: rural adjectiveˈro͝orəlˈrʊrəl In, relating to, or characteristic of the countryside rather than the town. remote rural areas Example sentencesExamples There had been a huge population drift from the rural areas to the towns and cities. Another person thought that it might be something about having grown up in a quiet rural area. It is the only unitary authority in the country to gain the award in the rural economy category. There he showed how much he was listening to the countryside by thumping a rural protestor. The courses are not only open to farmers but to everybody in the rural community. It is those in rural areas, who have no choice, who deserve better from the government. Many of your readers must live in rural areas where the sight of a policeman is something of a rarity. West Craven is a rural area, which does not receive as much funding as urban areas. Regional licences are seen by many as the best way to introduce competition in rural areas. Yet our politicians feel the need to bite the very hand that feeds our most deprived rural areas. We are told that rural communities live in terror of crime and it might be true. Here the rural areas too were in the hands of the towns and the patriciate ruled unchallenged. There is definitely a rich and poor side to Havana that isn't as distinct in the more rural areas. Each Special is allocated a beat or a shift either in the town centre or the rural areas. Paranoid disorders are more common in people who live in towns and cities than in rural areas. There are generally no other jobs available for unemployed farm workers in a rural area. It should be possible to give road fund licence breaks to people in rural areas. She liked it away from the noises of the city and could see herself moving out into a rural town one day. It is time for some common sense on these matters for in a rural area like Wiltshire the car is not going to go away. At the same time, there is increasing pressure on rural areas to provide for more people. Synonyms country, countryside, pastoral, rustic, bucolic Origin Late Middle English: from Old French, or from late Latin ruralis, from rus, rur- ‘country’.
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