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| agrarian |
devoted to agriculture; rural; agricultural. [1/4 definitions] |
| barnstorm |
to travel through rural areas giving performances, political speeches, exhibition contests, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| boondocks |
(slang) isolated, rural countryside (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| boonies |
(slang) isolated, rural countryside (usu. prec. by "the"). |
| bumpkin1 |
an ignorant, clumsy, uncultured person from a rural area; yokel. |
| chawbacon |
(slang; often derogatory) an ignorant, uncouth person from a rural area; yokel; bumpkin. |
| countrified |
having the appearance or characteristics of rural people. |
| countryman |
someone who lives in a rural area. [1/2 definitions] |
| countryside |
a rural area. |
| countrywoman |
a woman who lives in a rural area. [1/2 definitions] |
| county agent |
a person employed by the government in rural areas to advise and educate in farming, managing natural resources, home economics, and the like; agricultural agent. |
| down-home |
of, resembling, or characteristic of the qualities associated with rural folk or family, such as hospitality, simplicity, and warmth. |
| faun |
a rural deity in Roman mythology that had the upright stance and upper body of a man and the ears, horns, and lower body of a goat. |
| folk |
denoting the artistic forms of a traditional, esp. rural, culture. [1/6 definitions] |
| gaffer |
(informal) an old man, esp. of a rural area. [1/2 definitions] |
| hick |
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; yokel. |
| hillbilly |
(informal) a person who comes from a remote rural area, esp. from the mountainous region of the southern United States; often, a person considered to be primitive or backward because of this residence or origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| house-raising |
a coming together of members of a rural community for the purpose of building a home or putting up the framework and roof of a home for another member. |
| idyll |
a charming, usu. rural scene or event; suitable material for an idyll. [1/4 definitions] |
| land |
rural or farm country (prec. by "the"). [1/12 definitions] |
| landscape |
a stretch of scenery, usu. rural, that is visible from one viewpoint. [1/5 definitions] |
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