country living

Life among fields

Country living is life in rural areas, away from cities and suburbs.

The phrase evokes open space, slower pace, and proximity to nature—often romanticized as simpler or more wholesome than urban existence: They traded their apartment for country living.

Magazine and lifestyle branding has made it shorthand for a rustic aesthetic involving farmhouse décor, gardens, and self-sufficiency.

Related

slow pace · farmland · gardening · harmony with nature · woodstove · back porch · crop rotation · tranquility · self-reliance · dirt road · foraging · farmers market · beekeeping · folk music · livestock · stargazing · fireflies · meadow

Categories
Opposites
geographic/settlement type

country livingcity living

Residing in a metropolis

urban living · city life · urban life · big city life · high-rise living

lifestyle pace and character

country livingrat race

Exhausting competitive work routine

hustle and bustle · concrete jungle · life in the fast lane · fast lane

Family

country, living, countryside, livelihood, countries, livable, countryman, countrywide, countrywoman

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G