Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The condition of being rustic.
- noun A rustic trait or mannerism.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being rustic; rural existence, flavor, appearance, manners, or the like; especially, simplicity or homeliness of manner; and hence, in a bad sense, ignorance, clownishness, or boorishness.
- noun Anything betokening a rustic life or origin; especially, an error or defect due to ignorance of the world or of the usages of polite society.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners; rudeness; simplicity; artlessness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun That which makes something
rustic .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being rustic or gauche
Etymologies
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rustic + -ity
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