rurality

[ roo-ral-i-tee ]

noun

, plural ru·ral·i·ties.

1. rural character.
2. a rural characteristic, matter, or scene.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rurality¹

First recorded in 1720–30; rural + -ity

Example Sentences

The committee's chair and former teacher, Councillor Barbara Brodigan said it was clear government funding was "skewed towards areas of deprivation rather than disadvantage and North Yorkshire is disadvantaged because of its rurality".

From BBC

So often the Midwest functions as shorthand in fiction, a quick way to represent backwardness or innocence, ignorance or rurality.

From Salon

That lake was Lough Gill, in County Sligo, and it promised everything I needed: rurality, quiet, time.

From Washington Post

"Some parts of the Highlands have always suffered from high prices due to their rurality," said the Highland councillor, and grandmother of 17.

From BBC

I think there's something about rurality and isolation that also supports that because you're not going to get it from somewhere else.

From Salon