folk
[ fohk ]
/ foʊk /
noun
adjective
of or originating among the common people: folk beliefs; a folk hero.
having unknown origins and reflecting the traditional forms of a society: folk culture; folk art.
Idioms for folk
just folks, Informal.
(of persons) simple, unaffected, unsophisticated, or open-hearted people: He enjoyed visiting his grandparents because they were just folks.
Origin of folk
before 900; Middle English; Old English
folc; cognate with Old Saxon, Old Norse
folk, Old High German
folk (German
Volk)
Words nearby folk
foliolate,
foliole,
foliose,
folium,
folivore,
folk,
folk art,
folk dance,
folk etymology,
folk linguistics,
folk magic
Example sentences from the Web for folk
British Dictionary definitions for folk
folk
/ (fəʊk) /
noun plural folk or folks
(functioning as plural; often plural in form)
people in general, esp those of a particular group or class
country folk
(functioning as plural; usually plural in form) informal
members of a family
(functioning as singular) informal short for folk music
a people or tribe
(modifier)
relating to, originating from, or traditional to the common people of a country
a folk song
Derived forms of folk
folkish, adjective folkishness, nounWord Origin for folk
Old English
folc; related to Old Saxon, Old Norse, Old High German
folk
Idioms and Phrases with folk
folk
see just folks.