countrify
Give pastoral character
To countrify is to give something a rural or rustic character—making it feel more like the countryside.
A decorator might countrify a room with wooden beams and gingham curtains.
The adjective countrified describes something that has acquired this rural quality, sometimes with a hint of unsophistication: a countrified accent, countrified charm.
Make less urban
- rusticateRetire to the country
- decorateAdd visual enhancements
- renovateRestore to good condition
- simplifyMake less complex
relocate · downshift · homestead · retrofit · reclaim · repurpose · convert · escape
Of the countryside
- rusticRural and unrefined
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
homestead · barn · gingham · quilting · homespun · weathered · whitewashed · shingled
Candid in speech
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
- down-homeUnpretentiously simple and welcoming
- earthyCoarse and unpretentious
homely · unadorned · wholesome · neighborly · potluck · slow-paced · small-town · heartland
ruralize
Make less urban
simplify · relocate · downshift · homestead · retrofit · reclaim · repurpose · convert · escape · resettle
rural
Of the countryside
- rusticRural and unrefined
- farmhouseDwelling on agricultural land
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
bucolic · homestead · barn · gingham · quilting · homespun · weathered · whitewashed · shingled · clapboard
plainspoken
Candid in speech
- unpretentiousLacking false superiority
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
- down-homeUnpretentiously simple and welcoming
earthy · homely · unadorned · wholesome · neighborly · potluck · slow-paced · small-town · heartland · backroads
agrarian
Relating to land cultivation
tillage · husbandry · fallow · acreage · hayfield · pasture · orchard · barnyard · livestock · homesteading
bluegrass
Acoustic Appalachian folk music
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- fiddleAdjust restlessly; folk violin
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
honky-tonk · twang · yodeling · square-dance · dulcimer · mandolin · dobro · hillbilly · old-timey · two-step
countrifyurbanize
Make into city
metropolitanize · modernize · sophisticate · gentrify · industrialize