folkish
adjective
of or resembling the common people.
folklike
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a variation of
folkish.
Example Sentences
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Tan’s transformative encounter spurred him to envision “Buddha Passion,” a monumental, boundary-crossing work that uses vivid parables and folklike tales inspired by the Mogao Caves to convey the Buddha’s teaching of compassion.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
“The music defines the all-American genre, its folk or folklike tunes mixed with forthright melodrama and firm tonal centers,” Rockwell continued.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2021
This, the first movement, is a dizzying melting pot of folklike rhythms, droning tunes and pungent modernist harmonies, spiked with bursts of wailing jazz.
From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019
But in Mr. Krakauer’s spare, folklike arrangements — drawing from the soundtracks to “Sophie’s Choice,” “Schindler’s List” and “The Pianist” — he made that fathomless horror resonate on a personal scale, with stirring self-possession.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2014
But here is an exception: Lanois' music is minimal, mystical, folklike but decidedly unfolksy.
From Time Magazine Archive
