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folklike

folklike adjective: resembling the style of folk music.

Adjective

folklike (comparative more folklike, superlative most folklike)

  1. Resembling the style of folk music
    • 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.2009 January 2, Amanda Petrusich, Ben Sisario, Jon Pareles, “Pop and Rock Listings”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    folkish, folky

Synonyms of folklike

Forms of folklike

comparativemore folklike
superlativemost folklike
alternative formfolk-like

Origin of folklike

From folk + -like.

Questions about folklike

What does folklike mean?
Folklike means resembling the style of folk music.
What part of speech is folklike?
Folklike is an adjective.

Words near folklike in the dictionary

  1. folkism
  2. folkisms
  3. folkland
  4. folklands
  5. folklife
  6. folklike
  7. folklives
  8. folklore
  9. folklores
  10. folkloric
  11. folklorical

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