folksiness
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5.7
- noun
- /ˈfoʊk.si.nəs/
- Informal
:
simplicidad
- She appreciated the folksiness of the small-town fair, where everyone knew each other.
Examples
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And that anti intellectualism goes to the way in which McCain has decided to speak and folksiness as well as Obama.
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"Although there is more than one nominee-worthy track here, 'Learn Me Right' has enough originality, sentiment, and folksiness to stay in the conversation."
Blog text (34) -
"She pines away without periodic doses of down-home folksiness."
Fiction book (1993) -
Not-too-bright prep school cheerleader George W. Bush somehow pulled off the folksiness thing.
Blog text (29) -
From the folksiness of "Lazy Bones" to the sophistication of "The Days of Wine and Roses," Mercer's lyrics were pure jazz poetry.
Academic text (2014) -
Such low-key street-level folksiness by the scion of Mikhail Khodorkovsky is simply for American consumption.
Blog text (5) -
In private, they were like rioting gold miners; they drank to excess, they sang lustily, and they grabbed her ass in a spirit of old-time American folksiness.
Fiction book (1990) -
Further, it projected a corporate image of folksiness that maximized humanity while minimizing frills, and required an integrated systems model that dictated which planes to fly on what routes, which customers to serve at what price, and the turnaround logistics to make it work.
Blog text (18) -
His folksiness and charm made everyone feel comfortable at the party.
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The artist's music captures a sense of folksiness that resonates with rural traditions.
Synonyms
4
4.9
A relaxed, casual way of behaving without strict rules
3
3.7
A relaxed, informal attitude that is not strict
1
8.1
A simple, plain way that country life looks and feels
A natural, simple way of behaving that does not try to seem better than others
Being modest and not showing off
Antonyms
How Folksy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Folksiness comes from folk meaning 'people' plus the ending -ness that makes a 'quality'. Think of someone folksy — a warm, homey person who feels like 'one of the people', so folksiness means being friendly, informal, simple, and a little like the countryside, which makes others feel comfortable.