FOLK


Meaning of FOLK in English

I.

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ decent , fine ( esp. AmE ), good , honest , law-abiding

▪ common , everyday , normal , ordinary , plain ( AmE ), regular ( esp. AmE )

It's the ordinary everyday ~ who come to shop at this market.

▪ humble , simple

▪ friendly

▪ rich

▪ poor

▪ working , working-class

▪ elderly , old

▪ young

▪ black , white

▪ men (usually menfolk )

He described the customs of the menfolk of his family.

▪ city , country

places that appeal to city ~

▪ local

PHRASES

▪ sb's ~s (= someone's parents)

I am going to visit my ~s during the holidays.

▪ the ~s back home

II.

adj.

Folk is used with these nouns: ↑ art , ↑ artist , ↑ belief , ↑ costume , ↑ culture , ↑ dance , ↑ dancing , ↑ festival , ↑ hero , ↑ magic , ↑ medicine , ↑ melody , ↑ museum , ↑ music , ↑ musician , ↑ myth , ↑ religion , ↑ remedy , ↑ rock , ↑ singer , ↑ song , ↑ tale , ↑ tradition , ↑ tune , ↑ wisdom

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