'Rural' definitions:

Definition of 'rural'

From: WordNet
adjective
Living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural" [ant: urban]
adjective
Of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

Definition of 'Rural'

From: GCIDE
  • Rural \Ru"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the country. Cf. Room space, Rustic.]
  • 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; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect. [1913 Webster]
  • Here is a rural fellow; . . . He brings you figs. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy. [1913 Webster]
  • Rural dean. (Eccl.) See under Dean.
  • Rural deanery (Eccl.), the state, office, or residence, of a rural dean. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Rustic.
  • Usage: Rural, Rustic. Rural refers to the country itself; as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of the original inhabitants of the country, who were generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • We turn To where the silver Thames first rural grows. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
  • Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by; To manly confidence thy throughts apply. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rural'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Rural'