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- DictionaryFolk/fōk/
noun
- 1. people in general: informal "some folk will do anything for money"
- 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"
Definitions of folk. noun. people in general (often used in the plural) “they're just country folk ” synonyms: common people, folks. see more. noun. a social division of (usually preliterate) people. synonyms: tribe. see more. noun. people descended from a common ancestor. synonyms: family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept. see more.
1. 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.
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 about folk
Definition of folk noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
4 days ago · 1. (functioning as plural; often plural in form) people in general, esp those of a particular group or class. country folk. 2. (functioning as plural; usually plural in form) informal. members of a family. 3. (functioning as singular) informal short for folk music.
noun. uk / fəʊk / us. folk noun (PEOPLE) Add to word list. people: country folk. old folk. sb's folks informal. someone's parents: We always spend Christmas with my folks. folk noun (MUSIC) B1. folk music. adjective. uk / fəʊk / us. folk art/dancing, etc. B1. the traditional style of art, dancing, etc among a particular group of people.
( 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?
