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- [ruhs-tik]
- /ˈrʌs tɪk/
- /ˈrʌs.tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhs-tik]
- /ˈrʌs tɪk/
Definitions of rustic word
- adjective rustic of, relating to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities; rural. 1
- adjective rustic simple, artless, or unsophisticated. 1
- adjective rustic uncouth, rude, or boorish. 1
- adjective rustic made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats. 1
- adjective rustic (of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled. 1
- noun rustic a country person. 1
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Origin of rustic
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin rūsticus, equivalent to rūs the country (see rural) + -ticus adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Rustic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rustic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rustic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rustic
adj rustic
- aggie — an agricultural student
- agrarian — Agrarian means relating to the ownership and use of land, especially farmland, or relating to the part of a society or economy that is concerned with agriculture.
- agrestic — rural; rustic
- agricultural — Agricultural means involving or relating to agriculture.
- agronomic — the science of soil management and the production of field crops.
adv rustic
noun rustic
- bucolics — a pastoral poem.
- churl — a surly ill-bred person
- clodhopper — a clumsy person; lout
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- cornfed — fed on corn
adjective rustic
- arboricultural — Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
- countryside — The countryside is land which is away from towns and cities.
- disgracious — Lacking grace; not pleasing; disagreeable.
- floricultural — Of or pertaining to floriculture.
- forestlike — Like a forest.
adverb rustic
- outdoor — Also, outdoors. characteristic of, located, occurring, or belonging outdoors: an outdoor barbecue; outdoor sports.
Antonyms for rustic
adj rustic
- cosmopolitan — A cosmopolitan place or society is full of people from many different countries and cultures.
Top questions with rustic
- how to make wood look rustic?
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Matching words
- Words starting with r
- Words starting with ru
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