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fdk47

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Does "rustic countryside" sound strange to you?


The dictionary says:
rustic:
of, characteristic of, or living in the country; rural
having qualities ascribed to country life or people; simple; unsophisticated: rustic pleasures


So, I'm wondering if "rustic countryside" is too much, because both "rustic" and "countryside" have somewhat the same meaning.


Thank you.
Not really, you could have a rugged countryside, or a beautiful countryside. Are those too much?
I agree with your doubts, fdk. "Rustic countryside" seems to me to be a good example of tautology - defined in our WR dictionary as:

the use of words that merely repeat elements of the meaning already conveyed

Rustic means "relating to the countryside" (from the Latin rus, meaning countryside). So a "rustic countryside" is a "countryside-like countryside"!

I would drop the word "rustic", or instead talk about a rustic landscape.
The "countryside" could be in the Hamptons.

That's likely not "rustic".

Upstate NY might be considered "rustic countryside".
Thank you everyone!
I suppose it's the opposite of 'industrialized countryside' or 'countryside ravaged by strip mining'!

Good examples. Or, a blighted countryside. Or, a fracking-damaged countryside.

Is then this definition for "rustic" also redundant on Merriam-Webster:
1 : of, relating to, or suitable for the country : rural <rustic rolling farmland>
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rustic

Is "rustic rolling farmland" tautological?

I'm curious why some are advising that "rustic" (an adjective) should be avoided in modifying "countryside" (a noun).
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