folksy

adjective

ˈfōk-sē How to pronounce folksy (audio)
Definition of folksynext
as in homespun
having or showing an unpretentious informality a folksy manner that gives television viewers the feeling that they're visiting with a friend for an hour

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Recent Examples of folksy And the folksy score and silly musical interludes help the audience speed through the story at a delightful, oh-so-welcome 78 minutes. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 17 July 2026 That voice — warm but firm, clear yet folksy, deliberate and passionate — rings through every gallery, praising past heroes and encouraging future ones. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026 Bender and David thought Gore’s folksy delivery of complicated scientific and climatological information would lend itself to a documentary that might add urgency to environmental policy debates. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 20 May 2026 Because of his ability to appeal to jurors with at times folksy explanations of gruesome subjects like the dynamic of blood spatter, prosecution and defense lawyers competed for his testimony at trials. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for folksy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folksy
  1. homespun
  2. down-home
  3. colloquial
  4. casual
  5. informal
Adjective
  • The performance area is just one more example of the unique, homespun, tight community feel of the Stomping Ground.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But wrap a play in too much homespun folksiness and the thing starts to feel both suffocating and, despite all the driving tunes and stomping choreography in the world, suffocated.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of homespun
Adjective
  • His nicknames usually reflect his role as a catalyst—The Initiator, The Originator, The Godfather—yet less so his ingenuity and down-home dedication.
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In Iowa, Rob Sand, the state auditor and the Democratic candidate for governor, has taken a different, and more down-home, approach to populism.
    — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of down-home
Adjective
  • Each book had anywhere from 20 to 50, even 75, contributors, who wrote in a warm, colloquial style.
    — Jennifer Rich, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
  • That’s the colloquial name for the Salkin House, an 1,100-square-foot dwelling perched on a hillside lot, built for violist Jules Salkin in 1948 by John Lautner, the famed midcentury modern architect.
    — Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of colloquial
Adjective
  • New visa rules for Australia and Japan Australia has long been popular with backpackers and young people looking to see the world and pick up casual work.
    — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Maybe plan on spending more than $20 for a casual lunch in the year 2026.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of casual
Adjective
  • Youth unemployment stands at about 23% and a large majority of those who do have a job work in the informal sector.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Just this week, some Massachusetts senators voted in an informal session to advance a bill that would put a stop to springing forward and falling back.
    — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of informal

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“Folksy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folksy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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