as in folksy
having or showing an unpretentious informality
a beloved writer who was famous for dispensing his homespun philosophy of life in a weekly newspaper column
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Recent Examples of homespun
All the while, Warren and ex-Mormon pop gymnast Benson Boone’s homespun sorta-Christian sentimentality isn’t half as capable of setting anyone’s dance floor ablaze.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Wrapped in coppery light and homespun outfits, her Nell is warm and wise, going some way toward filling the void where a more substantial story ought to be.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
This homespun method is a popular way to make a large batch of tea without turning on the stovetop.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Bonnie Sprung’s homespun set is perfectly fine at face value but doesn’t particularly add to the sense of atmosphere.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2025
Wrapped in coppery light and homespun outfits, her Nell is warm and wise, going some way toward filling the void where a more substantial story ought to be.
—Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
This homespun method is a popular way to make a large batch of tea without turning on the stovetop.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Bonnie Sprung’s homespun set is perfectly fine at face value but doesn’t particularly add to the sense of atmosphere.
—Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for homespun
Adjective
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Regardless of any tumult in the world, and in Minnesota specifically, the state fair has remained a fortress of nostalgia and folksy civic cheer.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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New logo has restaurant chain over a barrel Cracker Barrel is facing widespread backlash over its new logo, which no longer features a folksy country-store guy sitting next to a barrel.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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These dessert bars are sweet and buttery, the kind of down-home dessert that disappears really quick.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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And…with his down-home heart and pure prisms of light mind and a wild and wicked Texas cackle ripping up yellow lighting in a black sky desert…Forever Bob….—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Homespun.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/homespun. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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