folksy
folksy · folksier · folksiest
простонародный
volkstümlich, gesellig, umgänglich, locker
Characteristic of common folkCharacteristic of common folk.
UK/fəʊksi/US/foʊksi/
» Dan Rather, a folksy longtime journalist, humorously declared: "Beware of pastries, easy credit and politicians' promises."
Meaning
3 sensesCharacteristic of common folk.
Characteristic of common folk.
Characteristic of simple country life.
volkstümlich
простонародныйprostonarodnyj
Informal, affable, and familiar.
Near-synonym: chummy
gesellig, umgänglich, locker
very informal and familiar
Examples
1 sentencesDan Rather, a folksy longtime journalist, humorously declared: "Beware of pastries, easy credit and politicians' promises."
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
characteristic of simple country life:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
characteristic of simple country life:
informal: affable and familiar:
Origin
From folks + -y or folk + -sy.From folks + -y or folk + -sy.
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Forms
folksier/more folksy, folksiest/most folksy| Comparative | folksier / more folksy Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | folksiest / most folksy Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsDerivedfolksily
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form