noun
- The quality or state of being provincial; lack of sophistication or cosmopolitan outlook.
- Characteristics, customs, or mannerisms typical of a province or provincial area; regional peculiarities.
Usage: Usually plural or used as a mass noun; Often carries a mildly negative connotation
Usage: Plural form emphasizing multiple distinct regional traits
Examples
- The critic dismissed the artist's work as marred by provincialities and a lack of international perspective.
- Despite her education abroad, she retained certain provincialities in her speech and manners.
- The novel captures the provincialities of small-town life in the American Midwest.
- He overcame the provincialities of his upbringing to become a respected global scholar.
- The film gently mocks the provincialities of rural communities while celebrating their warmth.
- Urban sophisticates often overlook the wisdom hidden beneath provincial provincialities.