folk·lore (f k lôr , -lr)n. 1. The traditional beliefs, myths, tales, and practices of a people, transmitted orally. 2. The comparative study of folk knowledge and culture. Also called folkloristics. 3. a. A body of widely accepted but usually specious notions about a place, a group, or an institution: Rumors of their antics became part of the folklore of Hollywood. b. A popular but unfounded belief. folk loric adj.folk lorish adj.folk lorist n.folk lor·istic adj. |
folklore [ˈfəʊkˌlɔː]
n
1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the unwritten literature of a people as expressed in folk tales, proverbs, riddles, songs, etc.
2. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the body of stories and legends attached to a particular place, group, activity, etc. Hollywood folklore rugby folklore
3. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) the anthropological discipline concerned with the study of folkloric materials
folkloric adj
folklorist n & adj
folkloristic adj
folklore
the study of the traditions of a particular people in custom, song, story, belief, etc. — folklorist, n.
See also: Mankind
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culturelycanthropy - (folklore) the magical ability of a person to assume the characteristics of a wolf lore, traditional knowledge - knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote; "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend" ogre - (folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings troll - (Scandanavian folklore) a supernatural creature (either a dwarf or a giant) that is supposed to live in caves or in the mountains dibbuk, dybbuk - (Jewish folklore) a demon that enters the body of a living person and controls that body's behavior goblin, hob, hobgoblin - (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings kelpie, kelpy - (Scottish folklore) water spirit in the form of a horse that likes to drown its riders Oberson - (Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore Titania - (Middle Ages) the queen of the fairies in medieval folklore peri - (Persian folklore) a supernatural being descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until penance is done golem - (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means |
Translations
folklore [ˈfəʊklɔːr] n → folklore m
folk medicine n → médecine f traditionnelle
folk music n (traditional) → musique f folklorique; (contemporary) → musique f folk
folk singer n (traditional) → chanteur/euse m/f de chansons folkloriques; (contemporary) → chanteur/euse m/f folk inv
folk song folksong [ˈfəʊksɒŋ] n (traditional) → chanson f folklorique; (contemporary) → chanson f folk inv
folk medicine n → médecine f traditionnelle
folk music n (traditional) → musique f folklorique; (contemporary) → musique f folk
folk singer n (traditional) → chanteur/euse m/f de chansons folkloriques; (contemporary) → chanteur/euse m/f folk inv
folk song folksong [ˈfəʊksɒŋ] n (traditional) → chanson f folklorique; (contemporary) → chanson f folk inv
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