rusticity
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Origin of rusticity
1525–35; < Middle French rusticite < Latin rūstic ( us ) rustic + Middle French -ite -ity
Example Sentences
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Beneath the rusticity of the crunchy kitchen and the plasticity of the container kitchen lies a dysfunctional relationship to our contemporary American food landscape.
From Slate • Mar. 15, 2025
At camp, which combines Catskills rusticity with Greek architectural elements, Percy will find that he’s not alone among the illegitimate, half-abandoned children of gods.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023
“The emperors are connecting themselves with rusticity and peasants.”
From Science Magazine • Apr. 16, 2023
We speak so easily of earthiness, of terroir and rusticity, but we do not know the meaning of these words until we come to Mexico.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021
But little by little he let himself be conquered by rusticity, and came to accept the fact that he had no calling as a dandy, especially since there was no one to appreciate his efforts.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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