down-home

down–home

adj \ˈdau̇n-ˌhōm\

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

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