rusticity

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the quality of being rustic or gauche

Word Origin

rusticity (n.)
1530s, from Middle French rusticite (15c.), from Latin rusticitatem (nominative rusticitas) "country life," from rusticus (see rustic (adj.)).

Example

1. He was ashamed of his own rusticity in that distinguished company .
2. Amidst her noble and elegant manners , there is now and then a little touch of bashfulness and conventional rusticity .

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