folksy

[fohk-see]

adjective

folksier, folksiest 

1. friendly or neighborly; sociable.

2. very informal; familiar; unceremonious.

   The politician affected a folksy style.

3. belonging to the common people, especially in regard to a conscious use of mannerisms, speech patterns, attitudes, etc..

   folksy humor.

folksy

/ ˈfəʊksɪ /

adjective

1. of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity

2. informal,  friendly; affable

3. of or relating to folk art

Other Word Forms

• folksiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of folksy¹

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; folks + -y ¹,

Example Sentences

Harnick had a way of expressing deep universal truths in the most natural, folksy manner possible.

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Gone is the eatery’s unofficial mascot, that folksy fellow in coveralls who enjoys leaning on a wooden barrel.

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The performance is taciturn and nonverbal; he’s got a mouthpiece in Will Patton’s folksy narration, but what Edgerton is doing is worth leaning in for, complex and fascinating.

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Sandoval named Veytia to top law enforcement slots in both the capital and the state as the folksy politician amassed illicit riches, according to prosecutors.

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Instead, these men are trapped in their own heads, their tender, confessional musings about God, war and manhood so rudimentary that they never aspire to the heights of folksy poetry.

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Related Words

• down-to-earth 
• homey 
• low-key 
• rustic 
• unpretentious