folk

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|archaic}} A [[people]]; a [[tribe]] or [[nation]]; the inhabitants of a [[region]], especially the [[native]] inhabitants.
2. {{lb|en|collective plural}} [[people|People]], [[persons]].
3. {{lb|en|collective plural, usually as {{m|en|folks}}}} One’s [[relative]]s, especially one’s [[parent]]s.
4. {{lb|en|music}} {{ellipsis of|en|folk music}}.

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to the [[inhabitant]]s of a land, their [[culture]], [[tradition]], or [[history]].
2. Of or pertaining to [[common]] people as opposed to [[ruling]] [[class]]es or [[elite]]s.
3. {{lb|en|architecture}} Of or related to local building materials and styles.
4. [[believed|Believed]] or [[transmit]]ted by the [[common]] [[people]]; not [[academically]] or [[ideologically]] [[correct]] or [[rigorous]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

Source: Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wiktionary dump) · cached copy, not a rewrite.