folksy (redirected from folksiness)

folk·sy  (fks)

adj. folk·si·er, folk·si·est Informal

1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior.

2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town.

3. Modest; low-key: folksy humor; a folksy style that masked a keen business mind.

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[folks, pl. of folk + -y.]

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folksi·ly adv.

folksi·ness n.

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folksy [ˈfəʊksɪ]

adj -sier, -siest

1. of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity

2. Informal chiefly US and Canadian friendly; affable

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or relating to folk art

folksiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	folksy - characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" cracker-barrel, homespun rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
	2.	folksy - very informal and familiar; "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style" informal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"

Translations

folksy [ˈfəʊksɪ] ADJ

1. (= rustic) [furniture] → rústico; [music] → folklórico; [clothes] → de campesino
they sold folksy country furniture → vendían muebles rústicos típicos del campo

2. (pej) (= affected) → de una rusticidad fingida

3. (US) (= affable) [person, manner] → campechano; [speech, comment] → de estilo campechano

folksy [ˈfəʊksi] adj

(= rustic) [style] → rustique

folksy

adj

(= rustic) music, culture, charm → volkstümlich; clothes → bäuerlich; furniture → rustikal

(pej: = fake rustic) → auf rustikal gemacht (pej)

(US: = affable, informal) person, manner → freundlich, herzlich; speech, comment → volkstümlich

folksy [ˈfəʊksɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (often pej) (person) → senza pretese; (art, humour) → popolare

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folksy [ˈfəʊksɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (often pej) (person) → senza pretese; (art, humour) → popolare