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Noun (2 meanings)

1. a rural idiom or expression.

ruralism, rusticism

ruralism is a type of:

idiom, idiomatic expression, phrasal idiom, set phrase, phrase (noun) - an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up

2. a rural characteristic or trait.

rurality, ruralism

Example:

“a place with the rurality of a turnip field”

ruralism is a type of:

characteristic (noun) - a distinguishing quality
trait (noun) - a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

ruralism is derivationally related to:

rural (adjective) - living in or characteristic of farming or country life
rural (adjective) - of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city