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rustic |
Grep of noun rustic rustic rustication rusticity Overview of noun rustic The noun rustic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. rustic -- (an unsophisticated country person) Overview of adj rustic The adj rustic has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) countrified, countryfied, rustic -- (characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness") 2. (1) bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated -- (awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists") 3. arcadian, bucolic, pastoral, rustic -- (used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility") 4. agrestic, rustic -- (characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls") Antonyms of adj rustic 4 senses of rustic Sense 1 countrified, countryfied, rustic INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban Sense 2 bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated INDIRECT (VIA provincial) -> cosmopolitan Sense 3 arcadian, bucolic, pastoral, rustic INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban Sense 4 agrestic, rustic INDIRECT (VIA rural) -> urban Similarity of adj rustic 4 senses of rustic Sense 1 countrified, countryfied, rustic => rural (vs. urban) Sense 2 bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated => provincial (vs. cosmopolitan) Sense 3 arcadian, bucolic, pastoral, rustic => rural (vs. urban) Sense 4 agrestic, rustic => rural (vs. urban) Attributes of adj rustic Familiarity of adj rustic rustic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj rustic rustic Overview of noun rustic The noun rustic has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. rustic -- (an unsophisticated country person) Overview of adj rustic The adj rustic has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (1) countrified, countryfied, rustic -- (characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness") 2. (1) bumpkinly, hick, rustic, unsophisticated -- (awkwardly simple and provincial; "bumpkinly country boys"; "rustic farmers"; "a hick town"; "the nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists") 3. arcadian, bucolic, pastoral, rustic -- (used of idealized country life; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility") 4. agrestic, rustic -- (characteristic of the fields or country; "agrestic simplicity"; "rustic stone walls")
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