Definition
The quality or state of being hickish; the character or behavior associated with rural or unsophisticated people.
Etymology
Formed from 'hickish' plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness' (which creates abstract nouns from adjectives). This allows the adjective to become a countable quality that can be measured or discussed as a characteristic.
Kelly Says
The fact that English speakers felt they needed this word shows how real they thought the distinction between urban and rural was—so real that they gave it its own noun. Language often reveals what societies think is important enough to name explicitly.
Translations
ARالعربية
روعة ريفية
ru'a rifiyyah
BNবাংলা
গ্রামীণ বৈশিষ্ট্য
gro-meen-boi-shish-to
CACatalà
rusticitat
roo-sti-si-tat
CSČeština
venkovská povaha
ven-kov-ska po-va-ha
DADansk
landlighed
land-lig-hed
DEDeutsch
Rustizität
roo-sti-zi-taet
ELΕλληνικά
ρουραλικότητα
roo-ra-li-ko-ti-ta
ESEspañol
rusticidad
rus-ti-si-dad
FISuomi
maalaiskas
maa-lai-kas
FRFrançais
rusticité
roo-sti-kee-te
GUGU
ગામડાની છાપ
ga-am-da-ni chaap
HIहिन्दी
गांव कापन
gaun kapaan
HUMagyar
paraszti jelleg
pa-ra-sz-ti je-leg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kekerasan pedesaan
ke-ke-ra-san pe-de-sa-an
ITItaliano
rusticità
roo-sti-kee-ta
JA日本語
田舎らしさ
inaka-rashisa
KMKM
សម្បទ្ធភាព
sam-bet-th-pheap
MRMR
शेळ्यांचे
she-lya-anche
MSBahasa Melayu
kepedahan
ke-pe-da-han
MYမြန်မာ
ရွာကျေး
ya-wa-che
NLNederlands
dorpsgehalte
dorps-geh-aalt-eh
NONorsk
landsbypreg
lands-by-prehg
PLPolski
słabość wiejska
swa-bos-ch ve-jska
PTPortuguês
rusticidade
roo-sti-si-dade
RORomână
rusticitate
roo-sti-ki-ta-te
RUРусский
деревенщина
derevenshchina
SVSvenska
landsbykaraktär
lands-by-ka-ra-k-taer
SWKiswahili
tabia ya vijijini
ta-bia ya vi-ji-ji-ni
TAதமிழ்
கிராமிய பண்பு
kira-miy pan-pu
TEతెలుగు
గ్రామీణ లక్షణాలు
grama-neena lak-shana-alu
THไทย
ความรกรุงรัง
khwam rok rung rung
TLTL
pagka-probinsya
pa-gka-pro-bin-sya
TRTürkçe
köylüleşme
koy-lu-lesh-meh
UKУкраїнська
селянщина
se-lyan-shchyna
URاردو
گاؤں کا رویہ
ga-on ka ro-i-yah
VITiếng Việt
nếp quê
nep que
YOYO
àwọn ìgbàgbọ́
awon ig-ba-gbo
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la