rural

rural
rural (adj.) early 15c., from O.Fr. rural (14c.), from L. ruralis "of the countryside," from rus (gen. ruris) "open land, country," from PIE *rur- "open space" (Cf. O.C.S. ravinu "level," O.Ir. roi, roe "plain field," O.E. rum "space;" see ROOM (Cf. room)).
In early examples, there is usually little or no difference between the meanings of rural and rustic, but in later use the tendency is to employ rural when the idea of locality (country scenes, etc.) is prominent, and rustic when there is a suggestion of the more primitive qualities or manners naturally attaching to country life. [OED]

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