Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

folklike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: folk-like
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling the style of folk music

Example Sentences

"Fortunately, Lucy Wainwright Roche sings and writes gentle, lapping, folklike songs, and her clear, steady voice feels like a beacon of sorts, slicing straight through the room."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English folklike From folk + -like.

Inflected Forms

more folklike (comparative) most folklike (superlative) folk-like (alternative)

Synonyms

folkish folky

Questions

What does folklike mean?: Resembling the style of folk music
Where does folklike come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *fulką Proto-West Germanic *folk Old English folc Middle English folk English folk Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English folklike From folk + -like.

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