French word

ruralité

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁyʁalite/

Meaning

  • feminine nounrural character

Example

J'aime la ruralité de ce village.

I like the rural character of this village.

Illustration for ruralité (rural character)

More examples

Ils aiment la ruralité pour le calme.

They like rural life for the quiet.

Core concept

The overall character of a quiet, lightly populated farming landscape where human activity follows nature's rhythms.

Common phrases

  • aimer la ruralité

    like rural life

  • apprécier la ruralité

    appreciate rural life

Similar words

campagne: A region with abundant farmland and natural areas and few inhabitants.
village: A small settlement clustered around homes and a few local shops.

Definition in French

État ou qualité associée à la campagne, marqué par des paysages agricoles, un faible peuplement et des rythmes de vie proches de la nature.

Word origin

The noun ruralité derives from rural plus -ité, and rural continues Latin ruralis, a word related to rus, ruris for the countryside.

Usage tips

  • Ruralité appears often in academic and policy writing, whereas ordinary conversation commonly describes a place or its way of life directly.

Opposites

  • urbanitéurbanitynoun

Related words

  • ruralruraladjective
  • ruralementrurallyadverb

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