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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rus•tic /ˈrʌstɪk/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. of or relating to the country;
    rural.
  2. simple or unsophisticated.

n. [countable]
  1. a country person.
  2. an unsophisticated country person.
rus•ti•cal•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rus•tic  (rus′tik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from towns or cities;
    rural.
  2. simple, artless, or unsophisticated.
  3. uncouth, rude, or boorish.
  4. made of roughly dressed limbs or roots of trees, as garden seats.
  5. Building(of stonework) having the surfaces rough or irregular and the joints sunken or beveled.

n. 
  1. a country person.
  2. an unsophisticated country person.
  • Latin rūsticus, equivalent. to rūs the country (see rural) + -ticus adjective, adjectival suffix
  • late Middle English 1400–50
rus′ti•cal, adj. 
rus′ti•cal•ly, rus′tic•ly, adv. 
rus′ti•cal•ness, rus′tic•ness, n. 
    1. See rural. 
    1. urban.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rustic /ˈrʌstɪk/, rustical /ˈrʌstɪkəl/ adj
  1. of, characteristic of, or living in the country; rural
  2. having qualities ascribed to country life or people; simple; unsophisticated: rustic pleasures
  3. crude, awkward, or uncouth
  4. made of untrimmed branches: a rustic seat
  5. (of masonry) having a rusticated finish
 n
  1. a person who comes from or lives in the country
  2. Also called: rusticwork brick or stone having a rough finish
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French rustique, from Latin rūsticus, from rūs the countryˈrustically, ˈrusticly adv rusticity /rʌˈstɪsɪtɪ/ n
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