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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folkish

/fˈoʊkɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
folk-ish
IPA
/fˈoʊkɪʃ/
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.

adj

In the style of folk music.

adj

Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.

adj

Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.

Etymology

From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more folkish (comparative) most folkish (superlative)

Derived Forms

folkishly folkishness

Frequently Paired Words

folksiness folksy

Synonyms

folky traditional völkisch

Antonyms

futuristic modern universalist

Questions

How do you pronounce folkish?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈoʊkɪʃ/.
What does folkish mean?
Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
Where does folkish come from?
From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)

How to pronounce folkish

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