rusticity
pronunciation
How to pronounce rusticity in British English: UK [rʌ'stɪsətɪ]
How to pronounce rusticity in American English: US [rʌ'stɪsətɪ]
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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 .