| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; | ||||||
| 2. | Of or pertaining to agriculture;
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| Adj. | 1. | rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" Antonyms: urban - located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners" |
| 2. | rural - relating to rural areas; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery (RFD)" |
RURAL. That which relates to the country, as rural servitudes. See Urban.
Arcadian, agrarian, agrestic, agricultural, agronomic, arable, arcadian, bucolic, campestral, countrified, exurban, farming, genuine, geoponic, georgic, homespun, idyllic, inartificial, lowland, native, natural, naturelike, outland, pastoral, provincial, simple, sylvan, unadorned, unaffected, unartificial, unassuming, undesigning, undisguising, undissembling, undissimulating, unembellished, unfeigning, unpretending, unpretentious, unsophisticated, unspoiled, unvarnished, upland