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rustic

rustic

40 5.2
Having a simple, rough style like the countryside
  • adjective
  • /ˈrʌstɪk/
translation icon : rústico
  • She decorated her home with rustic furniture made from reclaimed wood.
  • rustic furniture
  • a rustic setting
  • look rustic

It was just like it was more rustic than a fold out massage table.

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Examples

  • Like many of the more rustic homes in the mountains, Schulz's did not have a garage.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • In the square of many a small, rustic town of southern and western Spain stands a statue.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But I got to say, this is a cute rustic cake.

  • I want it to be modern, but rustic.

  • So I like the rustic feel of the frames.

  • Some village kampungs remain rustic; others are slowly being engulfed by the city.

    Academic text (1993)
  • On the one hand, she pictured the quaint, rustic cabin of Romantic poets.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • The cabin had a rustic charm, with wooden beams and a stone fireplace.

  • He enjoys living in a rustic neighborhood surrounded by nature and farmland.

Synonyms

rural
vsrustic
392 2.5

Of the countryside rather than the city, often near farms and open land

is narrower, stressing simplicity and unsophistication rather than broad relation
folksy
vsrustic
  • Informal
14 5.8

Being friendly and informal in a simple way like a village neighbor

is more rough and rural rather than intentionally friendly
pastoral
vsrustic
  • Literature
12 6.8

About calm country life and keeping farm animals

is about plain simplicity rather than romantic idealization
bucolic
vsrustic
  • Literature
9 8.6

Having the quiet, pleasant feel of the countryside

is simpler and rougher not focused on idealized peace
homespun
vsrustic
4 7.1

Simple and plain in a country way

is rougher and less deliberately plain
countrified
vsrustic
1 7.0

Having the simple, rural style and feel of the countryside

is broader, focusing on simplicity rather than general rural relation
country-style
vsrustic
1 3.0

Like things from the countryside in look, taste, or style

is about simple roughness not only general rural appearance
barnlike
vsrustic
1 4.1

Simple and plain in shape and look, like a barn

is about countryside simplicity and roughness not just building shape
agrestic
vsrustic
  • Archaic
9.9

Relating to the countryside, like fields and small farms

is the same idea but emphasizes roughness and lack of polish
countryfied
vsrustic
  • Offensive
8.3

Having simple country style like small farms and plain homes

is original countryside quality rather than an applied look
countryish
vsrustic
  • Informal
7.3

Like the countryside or country music in style and feeling

is more about rural roughness than musical or stylistic echoes
village-like
vsrustic
4.2

Like a small village with a friendly community

is more general rural simplicity not only small community feel

Antonyms

234 3.5

Relating to new styles in art or music that break from old forms

76 6.2

A work with deep, not obvious ideas that interest thoughtful people

Compounds

1 3.9

A small simple wooden house in the countryside

How Rustic

roughhewn
8.2
rustic
40 5.2
rural
392 2.5
simple
220 1.0

Surface Forms

rustic positive
rusticer comparative
rusticest superlative

Etymology

Rustic comes from the Latin rusticus, from rus meaning 'country'. So something rustic has the plain, rough charm of the countryside, which is why we call simple furniture, food, or houses 'rustic'.