Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - folksy
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Folksy
folksy
~ adj informal 1 especially AmE friendly and informal (The town had a certain folksy charm.) 2 in a style that is typical of traditional countryside styles or customs
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1. If you describe something as folksy, you mean that it is simple and has a style characteristic of folk craft and tradition. You sometimes use folksy to show disapproval of something because it seems unsophisticated. ...folksy country furniture. ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. If you describe someone as folksy, you mean that they are friendly and informal in their behaviour. (AM) ...an elderly, folksy postman. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]approval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective (folksier; -est) Date: 1852 1. sociable, friendly 2. informal, casual, or familiar in manner or style ~ humor • folksily adverb • folksiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (folksier, folksiest) 1 friendly, sociable, informal. 2 a having the characteristics of folk art, culture, etc. b ostensibly or artificially folkish. Derivatives folksiness n. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. разг. народный; простонародный folksy humour —- народный юмор folksy story —- простонародный (грубоватый) анекдот 2. ам. простецкий, фамильярный, панибратский 3. пренебр. кустарный, относящийся к народным ремеслам a folksy little teapot —- чайничек кустарной работы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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