Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folkiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: folk-i-ness
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being folky.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"“Wolves (Song of the Shepherd’s Dog)” trades folkiness for something like funk, hinting at War and Talking Heads."

Etymology

From folky + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: folky

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

folksiness jazziness rockiness classicality

Questions

What does folkiness mean?: The quality of being folky.
Where does folkiness come from?: From folky + -ness.

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