down-home

adjective

ˈdau̇n-ˌhōm 

: of, relating to, or having qualities (such as informality and simplicity) associated with rural or small-town people especially of the Southern U.S.

down-home country cooking

broadly : simple, unpretentious

Synonyms of down-home

• folksy
• homespun
• colloquial
• cracker-barrel

Examples of down-home in a Sentence

her down-home patter as she prepares comfort foods goes over well with television viewers

Recent Examples on the Web

Owner Bonnie Amspacher is the fourth generation of a Norman family famous for its chili and great down-home Tex-Mex cooking. — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 20 Aug. 2026

His humor was a combination of down-home Arkansas drawl and Yale University sophistication. — John Blumenthal, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

With summer highs usually topping out in the mid-70s Fahrenheit, these postcard-perfect New England coastal towns and seaside villages are an ideal spot to keep cool and take in that down-home Maine charm—and treat yourself to a lobster roll. — Josh Roberts, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026

In that light, a collection consisting of nothing but down-home music could be seen as the ultimate joke from a pair of indie-punk jesters. — Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Pitchfork, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for down-home

• biome
• genome
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome
• catacomb