What does folk mean in English? Meaning of folk definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "folk": people in general (often used in the plural)
Noun
Meaning: people in general (often used in the plural)Example: they're just country folk
folks around here drink moonshine
the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the nextSynonyms: common people
folk
folksHyponyms: country people
countryfolk
gentlefolk
grass roots
home folk
rabble
ragtag
ragtag and bobtail
riffraffHypernyms: peopleMember Holonyms: pleb
plebeianMeaning of "folk": a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Noun
Meaning: a social division of (usually preliterate) peopleSynonyms: folk
tribeHyponyms: phyleHypernyms: social groupMember Holonyms: moietyMeaning of "folk": people descended from a common ancestor
Noun
Meaning: people descended from a common ancestorExample: his family has lived in Massachusetts since the MayflowerSynonyms: family
family line
folk
kinfolk
kinsfolk
phratry
septHyponyms: dynasty
gens
homefolk
house
name
peopleHypernyms: ancestry
blood
blood line
bloodline
descent
line
line of descent
lineage
origin
parentage
pedigree
stemma
stockMeaning of "folk": the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Noun
Meaning: the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a communitySynonyms: ethnic music
folk
folk musicHyponyms: c and w
country and western
country music
folk ballad
folk song
folksong
gospel
gospel singing
schottische
square-dance musicHypernyms: popular music
popular music genreAdjective: Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles.Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous. folk psychology; folk linguisticsSynonyms:
community, group, public, family, people, lineage, tribe, settlement, proletariat, house, masses, kindred, nation, society, state, race, kin, nationality, clan, population, household, confederation, stock, body politic, menage, inhabitants, culture group, ethnic group, general public, ménage,
