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rustic

/ˈrʌstɪk/adjective

उच्चारण रस्टिक

ग्रामीण, देहाती (सादा और मनभावन)

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adjective
  1. 1

    approving

    typical of the countryside or of country people; simple and pleasant in an old-fashioned way

    ग्रामीण, देहाती (सादा और मनभावन)

    • a rustic cottage with a thatched roof
    • the rustic charm of the hill village
    • They spent the holidays in a rustic village near Dehradun.
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    • The film captures the rustic simplicity of farm life.
    • A rustic inn stood at the edge of the forest.

    Synonyms rural pastoral simple

    Opposite urban sophisticated refined

  2. 2

    made of rough wood or stone, in a simple style

    खुरदुरी लकड़ी या पत्थर का, सादे ढंग का बना

    • rustic furniture
    • The café has rustic tables made from rough, unpolished planks.
    • The restaurant has rustic wooden benches and clay lamps.
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    • We bought a rustic table made of old teak.
    • The hut was built in a rustic style with stone walls.

    Synonyms rough plain crude

    Opposite polished elegant

noun
  1. 1

    [C] often disapproving

    a person who lives in the countryside and is considered simple or unsophisticated

    देहाती, गँवार (प्रायः हीन भाव से)

    • City folk treated him as a rustic.
    • Though born a rustic, he became the most respected judge in the district.
    • The townsmen laughed at the young rustic's accent.
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    • She was no mere rustic; she had read widely.
    • In the play, the rustic makes everyone laugh.

    Synonyms countryman peasant yokel

    Opposite city-dweller sophisticate

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rus·tic

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rustic and rusticate

Rustic describes the countryside. Rusticate, in Indian and British university usage, means to send a student away from college as a punishment, originally 'to the country'. The two words are related but the meanings are far apart.

Rustic ग्रामीण जीवन के लिए है। Rusticate, भारतीय और British विश्वविद्यालयों में, सज़ा के तौर पर छात्र को कॉलेज से निकालना है, मूलतः 'गाँव भेज देना'। दोनों शब्द जुड़े हैं पर अर्थ बहुत अलग हैं।

§Grammar and usage

The noun sense (a country bumpkin) is disrespectful.

Noun वाला अर्थ (गँवार) अपमानजनक है।

⌂Word origin and word building

Rus- means country: rural, rusticate.

Rus- का अर्थ गाँव है: rural, rusticate।