Definition of rural Rural

/ɹʊˈɹʌl/ - [rurul] - ru•ral

We found 8 definitions of rural from 6 different sources.

What does rural mean?

Adjective rural, ruraller, rurallest
rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
		urban located in or characteristic of a city or city life; "urban property owners"; "urban affairs"; "urban manners"
		agrarian, farming, agricultural relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
		agrestic, rustic (of behavior) rustic and uncouth; "the agrestic behavior of a country boy"
		arcadian, bucolic, pastoral (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic; "a country life of arcadian contentment"; "a pleasant bucolic scene"; "charming in its pastoral setting"; "rustic tranquility"
		campestral of fields or open country; "living in campestral seclusion"
		countrified, countryfied, rustic characteristic of rural life; "countrified clothes"; "rustic awkwardness"
		country-bred rough and uncouth; "a country boy"
		country-style typical of the country; "country-style sausage"; "country music"
		cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"
rural - of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; "rural electrification"; "rural free delivery"

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rural (a.)
Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural prospect.
rural (a.)
Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.

Rural describes or relates to a farming or agricultural area. These areas are sometimes referred to as "the country". People who live "in the country" are defined as living in rural households, including sometimes small villages.

Rural is the opposite of urban, which means places such as cities where buildings and places where people work and live are all close together.

The countryside is a popular place to go on holiday. Not many people actually "live" in the countryside, but when the holidays come it's the place to be.

Rural areas are technically describes as a place that has less than 500 inhabitants per square mile in the U.S.

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rural in sign language