English

Detailed Synonyms for folk in English

folk:

folk [the ~] nomen

  1. the folk
    – the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community 1
    the folk music; the ethnic music; the folk
    – the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community 1
  2. the folk
    – people in general (often used in the plural) 1
    the folks; the common people; the folk
    – people in general (often used in the plural) 1
    • folks [the ~] nomen
      • folks around here drink moonshine1
    • common people [the ~] nomen
      • the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next1
    • folk [the ~] nomen
      • they're just country folk1
  3. the folk
    – people descended from a common ancestor 1
    the family; the kinfolk; the sept; the kinsfolk; the family line; the phratry; the folk
    – people descended from a common ancestor 1
  4. the folk
    – a social division of (usually preliterate) people 1
    the tribe; the folk
    – a social division of (usually preliterate) people 1

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Related Definitions for "folk":

  1. the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community1
  2. people in general (often used in the plural)1
    • they're just country folk1
  3. people descended from a common ancestor1
  4. a social division of (usually preliterate) people1

Related Synonyms for folk