folk
/foʊk/noun1 syllable
Folk means: people descended from a common ancestor.
Synonyms for folk11
noun, as in people descended from a common ancestor
noun, as in people in general (often used in the plural)
noun, as in the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
noun, as in a social division of (usually preliterate) people
What does folk mean?4
noun
people descended from a common ancestor“his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower”
people in general (often used in the plural)“they're just country folk”
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with folk?23
Folk in a sentence
- She can play all kinds of instruments, classical or folk.papabear
- In those days, ordinary folk couldn't afford real coffee, so they drank coffee substitute.sundown
- This ground-breaking work combined jazz, rock, folk, and world music elements.CM
- That folk singer is very popular with people in general.unknown
- I don't like all of these folk songs.CK
- Donald is not one of those arrogant people who look down on simple folk.Amastan
- I heard a group of young women singing folk songs in the park.CK
- Ordinary folk like us understand nothing about it anyway.sundown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of folk
as a noun
- plural
- folks