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folk·sy

(fōk′sē)

adj. folk·si·er, folk·si·est Informal

1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior.

2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town.

3. Modest; low-key: folksy humor; a folksy style that masked a keen business mind.

[folks, pl. of folk + -y.]

folk′si·ly adv.

folk′si·ness n.

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folksy

(ˈfəʊksɪ)

adj, -sier or -siest

1. of or like ordinary people; sometimes used derogatorily to describe affected simplicity

2. informal chiefly US and Canadian friendly; affable

3. (Art Terms) of or relating to folk art

ˈfolksiness n

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folk•sy

(ˈfoʊk si)

adj. -si•er, -si•est.

1. friendly or neighborly; sociable.

2. very informal; familiar; unceremonious: The politician affected a folksy style.

[1850–55, Amer.]

folk′si•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	folksy - characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" cracker-barrel, homespun rural - living in or characteristic of farming or country life; "rural people"; "large rural households"; "unpaved rural roads"; "an economy that is basically rural"
	2.	folksy - very informal and familiar; "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style" informal - not formal; "conservative people unaccustomed to informal dress"; "an informal free-and-easy manner"; "an informal gathering of friends"

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socievole

folksy

[ˈfəʊksɪ] ADJ

1. (= rustic) [furniture] → rústico; [music] → folklórico; [clothes] → de campesino
they sold folksy country furniture → vendían muebles rústicos típicos del campo

2. (pej) (= affected) → de una rusticidad fingida

3. (US) (= affable) [person, manner] → campechano; [speech, comment] → de estilo campechano

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folksy

[ˈfəʊksi] adj

(= rustic) [style] → rustique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

folksy

adj

(= rustic) music, culture, charm → volkstümlich; clothes → bäuerlich; furniture → rustikal

(pej: = fake rustic) → auf rustikal gemacht (pej)

(US: = affable, informal) person, manner → freundlich, herzlich; speech, comment → volkstümlich

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folksy

[ˈfəʊksɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (often pej) (person) → senza pretese; (art, humour) → popolare

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