folk1 nounfolk2 adjective
folkfolk1 /fəʊk $ foʊk/ ●●● S2 W3 noun 
WORD ORIGINfolk
Origin:
Old English folcEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- His parents were hard-working country folk.
- Most folk around here are pretty friendly.
- Stella's ambition is to get a job working with old folk.
- The young folk need to have a place where they can go in the evenings.
- As with folk, it's a natural process, simply reflective.
- But there's 100 folk after every job.
- I joined other escaping mums - and dads and younger folk and older folk too.
- The radio folk have some homework to do between now and Thursday.
- We want to see beautiful people we can be envious of, not ordinary folk who remind us of ourselves.
THESAURUS
people in general: · Most people know that smoking causes lung cancer.· People are the same everywhere.
informal people: · Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.· They looked like two ordinary folk.· There are still folk around here who remember the old days.
ordinary people, not people who belong to the government or are members of a particular company or organization: · This information should be made available to the public.
all the people who live in a particular area: · The majority of the population were farmers.· The city has a population of 11 million.
all the people in the world, considered as a group: · the origins of the human race
(also humankind) people in general – used especially when talking about their history or development, or how something affects their existence. Some people think that the word mankind seems to make women seem unimportant, and prefer to use humankind instead: · Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.
formal the people who live in a country – a very formal use: · It is a country where 80% of the populace live in poverty.
Longman Language Activatorpeople in general people in general: · People are getting very worried about rising crime.· I don't want people to feel sorry for me.most/some people: · Most people hate writing essays, but I quite like it.
all people - use this to make general statements about how people behave, what people like etc: · Don't you like ice-cream? I thought everyone liked it!· Everybody has the right to a good education.· Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you.
American spoken people: · Folks around here have been pretty angry about the governor's actions.most/some folks: · Some folks think the schools are better now than they were twenty years ago.
all the people in the world, considered as one group: · Pollution is threatening the future of the human race.the entire/whole human race: · The entire human race could be wiped out by nuclear war.a member of the human race: · Until then, no member of the human race had ever been able to make a map of the whole world.
people in general - used especially when talking about their history and development, or how something affects their continued existence: · The Americans exploded the first nuclear weapon in the history of mankind.· Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.· In the interests of humankind we must stop destroying our planet.
people in general - use this when you are comparing humans with other living things. Some people do not use this word because it can seem offensive to women: · Jericho is the oldest continuously inhabited city known to man.· The grandeur of the mountains is a constant reminder of man's insignificance.· The Dutch reclamation of their land is a classic case of man's struggle against nature.
people in general - use this especially when you are talking about people's rights to be treated like all other humans and not suffer cruelty, hunger etc: · 30% of humanity live in conditions of terrible poverty.a crime against humanity: · The General was accused of committing crimes against humanity.
ordinary people who do not belong to the government, the police etc, and do not have any special rights: · The castle is open to the public during the summer.· The public ought to know how the money from taxes is being spent.a member of the public: · Some of these politicians never meet ordinary members of the public.the general public: · Tickets will become available to the general public in June.
people in general - use this to talk about people as an organized group with a system of laws and accepted behaviour: · Islamic society· The judge described Smith as 'a danger to society'.member of society: · We want our students to become useful and responsible members of society.
: young/old/rich/country/city etc folk people of a particular type or from a particular area, considered together as a group: · The young folk need to have a place where they can go in the evenings.· Stella's ambition is to get a job working with old folk.· His parents were hard-working country folk.
use this about conditions, problems, and changes that affect all the people in society: · Rising unemployment led to even more social problems.· social changes that brought women even greater freedom
WORD SETSa cappella, adjectiveaccelerando, adjectiveaccompaniment, nounaccompanist, nounaccompany, verbaccordion, nounacid house, nounacoustic, adjectiveadagio, nounallegro, nounandante, adjectiveandante, nounanthem, nounaria, nounarpeggio, nounarr., arrange, verbarrangement, nounatonal, adjectiveback, verbbacking, nounbagpipes, nounbalalaika, nounballad, nounband, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbandstand, nounbanjo, nounbar, nounbarbershop, nounbaritone, nounbarrel organ, nounbass, nounbass, adjectivebass clef, nounbass guitar, nounbassist, nounbassoon, nounbaton, nounbeat, verbbeat, nounbebop, nounblast, verbblow, verbbluegrass, nounbolero, nounbongos, nounboogie, nounbootleg, nounbow, nounbow, verbbrass band, nounbreve, nounbridge, nounbugle, nounbusk, verbC, nouncabaret, nouncadence, nouncadenza, nouncalypso, nounC & W, canon, nouncantata, nouncanticle, nouncantor, nouncarillon, nouncarol, nouncarol, verbcastanets, nouncatchy, adjectivecellist, nouncello, nounchamber music, nounchamber orchestra, nounchant, verbchant, nounchoir, nounchoirboy, nounchoral, adjectivechorale, nounchord, nounchorister, nounchorus, nounChristmas carol, nounchromatic, adjectiveclapper, nounclarinet, nounclavichord, nounclef, nouncoda, nouncoloratura, nouncombo, nouncompose, verbcomposer, nounconcert, nounconcertgoer, nounconcertina, nounconcertmaster, nounconcerto, nounconduct, verbconductor, nounconsonant, adjectiveconsort, nouncontinuo, nouncontrabass, nouncontralto, nouncor anglais, nouncornet, nouncounterpoint, nouncountertenor, nouncountry and western, nouncountry music, nouncover, verbcover, nouncrescendo, nouncroon, verbcrotchet, nouncut, verbcymbal, nounD, noundamper, noundance, noundance band, noundemo, noundescant, noundidgeridoo, noundiminuendo, noundirge, noundisc jockey, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedissonance, nounditty, nounDixieland, noundo, noundoh, noundominant, noundouble bass, noundownbeat, noundrum, noundrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrum kit, noundrum major, noundrummer, noundrumming, noundrum-roll, noundrumstick, noundub, nounduet, noundulcimer, nounduo, nounear, nouneasy listening, nouneighth note, nounelevator music, nounencore, interjectionensemble, nounexpression, nounf., fa, nounfalsetto, nounfanfare, nounfantasia, nounfiddle, nounfiddler, nounfife, nounfinale, nounfingering, nounflat, adjectiveflat, nounflat, adverbflautist, nounfloor show, nounflourish, nounflute, nounfolk, nounfolk, adjectivefolk music, nounforte, nounforte, adjectivefortissimo, adjectiveforty-five, nounFrench horn, nounfret, nounfugue, nounfunk, nounfunky, adjectiveg, gamelan, noungig, noungig, verbglee club, nounglide, nounglockenspiel, noungong, noungospel, noungrand, noungrand opera, noungrand piano, nounGregorian chant, noungroup, nounguitar, nounhalf note, nounhalf step, nounhammer, nounhard rock, nounharmonic, adjectiveharmonica, nounharmonium, nounharmonize, verbharmony, nounharp, nounharpsichord, nounheavy metal, nounhigh, adjectivehigh-pitched, adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
The majority of residents here are decent citizens. her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer the ordinary working manCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
British English old-fashioned Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work. (=typical of the ordinary people who live somewhere)· This is one of the oldest folk dances in Greece.
The majority of residents here are decent citizens.· He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.
(=an ordinary person who does something brave and becomes a hero in a particular place)· Cesar Chavez has folk hero status in the Latino community.
(=medical treatments that were used by ordinary people, especially in the past)· Researchers are looking at plants that are commonly used in folk medicine.
· Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.
her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer· I love all those '60s pop songs.
(=a traditional story)· a book of Scottish folk tales
the ordinary working man· I joined other escaping mums - and dads and younger folk and older folk too.· Normally, once these older folk have attended a course they are keen to participate in others.· There wasn't even a pub any longer and half the cottages were empty, only the old folk left.· Does he not know that people will actually die, old folk who will turn down the heat without telling anyone?· Two old folk - we echo in it.· I used to go along to Greenbank Hospital's geriatric wards, where I sang and played to the old folk.· The village was crowded. Old folk ambled, fanning themselves with hats or newspapers, slowing down their progress.· Black oral history died with the old folk.
· Perhaps arising from the close personal comradeship of those war years was Basil's empathy with ordinary working folk.· They looked like two ordinary folk, as they got in his car and left the lot.· The key was to draw as firm a distinction as possible between the mirza and ordinary folk.· Needless to say, swing has been enjoying a rebirth lately, with ordinary folk getting into the craze.· But these are not ordinary folk from middle Britain, the normal protagonists on Esther Rantzen's afternoon programme.· Only the faded sashes they wore, and the weapons they carried, marked them as anything but ordinary folk fleeing the marauders.· He admired some of them as determined but ordinary folk.· Embarrassment is the name of the game in Dame Edna's Neighbourhood Watch - and ordinary folk are the victims.
· Much easier to turn on poor folk like Gladys Brown, who couldn't defend themselves.· Packmen and poor folk rode Shank's pony.· The four pharmaceutical best-sellers are witness to the poor folk who have nothing better to do than watch all-night television.· Its victims are usually poor folk made poorer by the white elephants their leaders have inflicted on them.
· Luckily for us simple folk the game plot is very straight forward.· It has evolved from the simplest folk through the mannered court and finally to the expert classical dance.
· During the evening, there is traditional folk dancing.· Tests have shown that about half of the traditional folk remedies of such areas have pharmaceutical potential.· Say goodbye by joining in an optional evening's excursion and enjoying traditional folk dancing and singing.· The underlying ethic is that of the traditional folk mythology from which we started out.
· I joined other escaping mums - and dads and younger folk and older folk too.· I am initiating, with others, a midweek activity on Friday nights, for church young folk.· The young folk were emigrating enmasse.· And the care these young folk give us is fantastic.
NOUN· Umbria is a wonderful region where life is simple and the people are unpretentious country folk.· Sadly, country folk have caught on.· Its country folk are very much at one with the land.· Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.· The difference is essentially one of the spirit and it manifests itself in the habits and attitudes of country folk.· The big occasion for country folk was the A&P Show.
· Both peoples comprise regions with historical boundaries and both had memories, or at least folk memories, of autonomous institutions.· It is also worth noting that after his death he seems to have remained as a hero in folk memory.· That is certainly how those years are enshrined in the folk memory of theoretical physicists.· The witch image, however, does, remain, at least as a folk memory.· Its destruction and decay may have lodged in folk memory and been Christianised into the version we have today.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[plural] (also folks) especially American English people: - Hi folks, it's good to see you all here tonight!
- Its country folk are very much at one with the land.
- Louisa's parents were country folk and believed very much in herbal remedies.
- Sadly, country folk have caught on.
- The big occasion for country folk was the A&P Show.
- The customers were mostly farming folk, a hardworking and hard-drinking set of locals who, in general, were convivial and congenial.
- The difference is essentially one of the spirit and it manifests itself in the habits and attitudes of country folk.
- Umbria is a wonderful region where life is simple and the people are unpretentious country folk.
- I get the impression the indigenous locals know the travelling people keep disappearing to have some blow, and resent it.
- In the past, pearl fishing was often carried out by travelling people who used a glass-bottomed bucket to locate them.
- There are areas that are perfectly acceptable to the travelling people who use York.
I’m sure there are some folk who would rather they weren’t here. Thanks to the folks at NBC. Wait till the folks back home hear about this!young/old folk British English old-fashioned Young folk these days don’t know the meaning of work.2folks [plural] a)especially American English your parents and family: Is it OK if I call my folks? b)used when talking to a group of people in a friendly way: That’s all for now, folks.3country/farming etc folk [plural] (also country etc folks American English) literary people who live in a particular area or do a particular kind of work: simple country folk4[uncountable] folk music: a folk singerfolk1 nounfolk2 adjective
folkfolk2 adjective [only before noun] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Spanish folk songs
- An ancient folk tale, it became the source of a number of legends and literary adaptations.
- He was discovered again during the folk boom that came just after his death in 1961.
- It has a charming folk cast to it.
- Like most folk wisdom it is true, I think.
- Many of her first attempts were little more than workmanlike folk songs.
- The second model is what the researchers call the gay folk construction of risk.
WORD SETS
abominable snowman, nounapparition, nounbogey, nounbogeyman, nounboogeyman, nounchangeling, noundivine, verbdjinn, noundoppelganger, noundowse, verbdowser, noundowsing rod, noundragon, noundryad, noundwarf, nounEaster Bunny, nounelf, nounelixir, nounfairy, nounfairy godmother, nounfairyland, nounfairy tale, nounFather Christmas, nounfolk, adjectivefolk hero, noungenie, nounghost, noungiant, noungiantess, noungnome, noungoblin, noungremlin, nounhobgoblin, nounimp, nounleprechaun, nounleviathan, nounley, nounlore, nounmagic carpet, nounmermaid, nounmonster, nounnecromancy, nounnever-never land, nounnymph, nounogre, nounphiltre, nounpixie, nounsandman, nounSanta Claus, nounspectre, nounsprite, nounstardust, nounsuperstition, nounsuperstitious, adjectivesylph, nountale, nountotem, nountroll, noununicorn, nounurban myth, nounvampire, nounwerewolf, nounwishing well, nounyeti, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The majority of residents here are decent citizens. her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer the ordinary working manCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
(=typical of the ordinary people who live somewhere)· This is one of the oldest folk dances in Greece.
The majority of residents here are decent citizens.· He's appeared at folk festivals all over Europe.
(=an ordinary person who does something brave and becomes a hero in a particular place)· Cesar Chavez has folk hero status in the Latino community.
(=medical treatments that were used by ordinary people, especially in the past)· Researchers are looking at plants that are commonly used in folk medicine.
· Fish oil has been used as a folk remedy since the eighteenth century.
her favourite pop singer a famous Italian opera singer· I love all those '60s pop songs.
(=a traditional story)· a book of Scottish folk tales
the ordinary working man· Yes, it was tacky, but some of those pictures were folk art.· These instruments not only represent a form of folk art but make wonderful accessories.· On these less-than-desirable pieces of what some think is folk art, nothing is spelled out.· Hamilton, who was a great student of folk art, was driving us in the school van.· Its unique folk art has been featured by the Smithsonian Museums and other prominent art galleries throughout the U.S.
· The event will be followed by a Pan-Orthodox folk dance celebration.
· Just the kind of marginal folk hero they would go and use as a mascot.
· And as in folk medicine generally, if you believe it will help, it probably will.
· At age 5, Jewel began performing in clubs as part of a folk music trio with her parents.· If you hear the mandolin today, it's usually in bluegrass or Neapolitan folk music.· Acoustic and folk music fans are familiar with her 20-year span of live performance and recorded works.
· I grew up around folk singers, people who sang in little bars.· According to her bio, fast-rising folk singer Dar Williams is on a constant search for truth and beauty.
· Many of her first attempts were little more than workmanlike folk songs.· He came to the university, and we were supposed to sing a folk song in Tagalog.· They embodied the sun in stylized forms in their jewelry and praised it in folk songs and myths.
· But myths, folk tales, legends and, yes, religious stories are different.· An ancient folk tale, it became the source of a number of legends and literary adaptations.· Twilight Tales is a collection of spooky legends and folk tales passed through generations in the Southwest.
· Maxims, proverbs, and other forms of folk wisdom give a person reasons for obeying rules.· Like most folk wisdom it is true, I think.· Some of the new findings, though, support previously unsubstantiated folk wisdom about alcohol and caffeine.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1folk art, stories, customs etc are traditional and typical of the ordinary people who live in a particular area: - It was a part of folk wisdom that providing houseroom for a widowed parent could lead to intense family friction.
- Like most folk wisdom it is true, I think.
- Like much political folk wisdom, this particular belief is of recent origin.
- Maxims, proverbs, and other forms of folk wisdom give a person reasons for obeying rules.
- Some of the new findings, though, support previously unsubstantiated folk wisdom about alcohol and caffeine.
- The folk wisdom led Tory politicians to dismiss opinion poll findings suggesting the opposite.
- Voters' trade-off between taxes and services has changed since 1979 - and anyway the folk wisdom was always misleading.
- And as in folk medicine generally, if you believe it will help, it probably will.
- GUHgl-MUHgl n. A folk remedy for sore throats and colds.
- I get the impression the indigenous locals know the travelling people keep disappearing to have some blow, and resent it.
- In the past, pearl fishing was often carried out by travelling people who used a glass-bottomed bucket to locate them.
- There are areas that are perfectly acceptable to the travelling people who use York.
folk tales an Irish folk song2folk science/psychology/wisdom etc science etc that is based on the ideas or beliefs that ordinary people have, and does not involve a high level of technical knowledge3folk medicine/remedy a traditional type of medical treatment that uses plants or simple treatments rather than scientific methods