rusticité

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rusticitās. By surface analysis, rustique +‎ -ité.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁys.ti.si.te/
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Noun

rusticité f (plural rusticités)

  1. (of a person) crudeness, roughness, uncouthness
  2. (husbandry, agriculture) the ability to weather the elements

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