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- Dictionaryfolk/fəʊk/
noun
- 1. people in general: informal "some folk will do anything for money" Similar
- 2. folk music: "a mixture of folk and reggae"
adjective
- 1. relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation: "a revival of interest in folk customs"
- 2. relating to folk music: "a folk club"
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traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period of time: folk culture. B1.
The meaning of FOLK is people generally. How to use folk in a sentence. people generally; a certain kind, class, or group of people; the persons of one's own family; especially : parents…
(used with a plural verb) people as the carriers of culture, especially as representing the composite of social mores, customs, forms of behavior, etc., in a society: The folk are the bearers of oral tradition. folks,Informal. members of one's family; one's relatives: All his folks come from France. one's parents: Will your folks let you go?
a. The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture: a leader who came from the folk. b. Archaic A nation; a people.
Folk are regular people. Country folk can be suspicious of fancy city people, while city folk tend to act a little snobby toward country dwellers. The plural form of this word, folks, is often used for groups of ordinary people.
Folk can be used to describe something that relates to the beliefs and opinions of ordinary people. Jack was a folk hero in the Greenwich Village bars. Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.
Definition of folk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The common people of a society or region considered as the representatives of a traditional way of life and especially as the originators or carriers of the customs, beliefs, and arts that make up a distinctive culture. A leader who came from the folk. A people or nation; ethnic group. A peaceful folk. Folk music.
FOLK definition: 1. people: 2. someone's parents: 3. folk music. Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of FOLK. 1. folks [plural] a chiefly US, informal : people in general. Folks say that house is haunted. Some folks think the law should be changed. b — used to talk to a group of people in a friendly and informal way.
