Definitions for FOLKfoʊk

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. folk, folks, common people(noun)

    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"

  2. tribe, folk(noun)

    a social division of (usually preliterate) people

  3. family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry(noun)

    people descended from a common ancestor

    "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

  4. folk music, ethnic music, folk(noun)



  1. folk(Noun)

    A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation.

  2. folk(Noun)

    The inhabitants of a region especially the native inhabitants.

  3. folk(Noun)

    Oneu2019s relatives especially oneu2019s parents.

  4. folk(Noun)

    Folk music.

  5. folk(Noun)

    People in general.

  6. folk(Noun)

    A particular group of people.

  7. folk(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.

  8. folk(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites.

  9. Origin: folc, from fulkan (compare West Frisian folk, volk and Volk), from pl̥h₁-go (compare ôl 'track', pulkas 'crowd', plŭkŭ 'army division', plog 'barn, heap'). Related to follow.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Folk

    alt. of Folks


  1. Folk

    The English word Folk is derived from a Germanic noun, *fulka meaning "people" or "army". The English word folk has cognates in most of the other Germanic languages. Folk may be a Germanic root that is unique to the Germanic languages, although Latin vulgus, "the common people", has been suggested as a possible cognate.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOLK' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4616

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOLK' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2391

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'FOLK' in Nouns Frequency: #1540

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