"down-home" meaning in English

See down-home in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more down-home [comparative], most down-home [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} down-home (comparative more down-home, superlative most down-home)
  1. (chiefly US) Simple and unpretentious, especially having the characteristics of a Southern rural lifestyle. Tags: US Synonyms: countrified, folksy, homespun, just folks, downhome, down home
    Sense id: en-down-home-en-adj-lnlvDVTr Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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