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Synonyms for folk
foʊkfolk
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Princeton's WordNet
folk, folks, common peoplenoun
people in general (often used in the plural)
"they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
Synonyms:
common people, kinsfolk, tribe, sept, family line, kinfolk, folk music, phratry, ethnic music, folks, familytribe, folknoun
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
Synonyms:
common people, kinfolk, kindred, family line, clan, kinsfolk, kin group, family, sept, folks, tribe, kinship group, folk music, federation of tribes, kin, phratry, ethnic musicfamily, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratrynoun
people descended from a common ancestor
"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
Synonyms:
kinsperson, mob, crime syndicate, kinfolk, menage, family line, family unit, ethnic music, class, home, category, kinsfolk, family, folks, tribe, common people, household, fellowship, sept, folk music, kin, phratry, house, syndicatefolk music, ethnic music, folknoun
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
Synonyms:
common people, ethnic music, tribe, kinsfolk, folk music, kinfolk, sept, phratry, family line, folks, family
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List of paraphrases for "folk":
folklore, popular, civil, people, populaires, populaire, traditional
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FOLK
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#33 | home | |
#105 | people | |
#262 | family | |
#297 | house | |
#388 | class | |
#459 | category | |
#675 | popular | |
#1668 | civil | |
#1721 | traditional | |
#2853 | household | |
#4475 | folk | |
#4874 | folks | |
#6384 | sept | |
#6473 | syndicate | |
#6850 | fellowship | |
#7374 | tribe | |
#8182 | clan | |
#12365 | mob | |
#15300 | folklore | |
#15995 | kin | |
#21112 | kindred | |
#58862 | menage | |
#84962 | populaire | |
#109946 | populaires | |
#169593 | kinfolk | |
#235124 | kinsfolk | |
#323409 | phratry |
How to use folk in a sentence?
But in my imagination this whole thing developed and I started mixing up old folk songs with the Beatles beat and taking them down to Greenwich Village and playing them for the people there.
Everyone dreams, but not all equally. Those who dream at night in the misty recesses of their mind, often wake to find that it was unfulfilled passion: but day dreamers are dangerous folk, for they may open their eyes, to make dreams possible.
Khadr’s transformation from a racist, sexist, Jew-hating terrorist, into a celebrity and folk hero is the result of nearly 10 years of combined propaganda by leftist journalists and lawyers – with Khadr as the willing participant, they have managed to transform a pathological murderer into a ‘ victim, ’ providing Al Qaeda with a great PR victory.
There's so much magic and opportunity that's been created by this show, if we were to let it go down because of an unfortunate event, we'd be taking that away from everybody, especially the trans folk who need this representation, who need these jobs.
I think what makes the Byrds stand up all these years is the basis in folk music. Folk music, being a timeless art form, is the foundation of the Byrds. We were all from a folk background. We considered ourselves folk singers even when we strapped on electric instruments and dabbled in different things.
Translations for folk
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- قومArabic
- наро́дBelarusian
- folkemusikDanish
- Volk, LeuteGerman
- λαϊκήGreek
- popularSpanish
- قومیتPersian
- populaire, peupleFrench
- folkWestern Frisian
- लोकHindi
- ժողովուրդArmenian
- autoctono, gente, abitante, popolare, popoloItalian
- עממיHebrew
- フォークJapanese
- folk, populus, vivens, habitansLatin
- volkDutch
- folk, befolkningNorwegian
- povoPortuguese
- народ, народныйRussian
- folkSwedish
- நாட்டுப்புறTamil
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