down-home

down–home

adjective \ˈdau̇n-ˌhōm\

: simple and informal in a way that reminds people of life in a small town or in the country especially in the southern U.S.

Full Definition of DOWN-HOME

:  of, relating to, or having qualities (as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small-town people especially of the Southern United States <down–home country cooking>; broadly :  simple, unpretentious

First Known Use of DOWN-HOME

1938

Related to DOWN-HOME

Synonyms

down-home, folksy, homespun

Related Words

modest, unassuming, unpretentious; colloquial, conversational, informal; casual, familiar, fireside, intimate

Near Antonyms

affected, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), ostentatious, pompous, pretentious