"folkish" meaning in English

See folkish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more folkish [comparative], most folkish [superlative]
Etymology: From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.) Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|folk|ish}} folk + -ish, {{cog|ang|folcisc}} Old English folcisc, {{cog|de|völkisch}} German völkisch Head templates: {{en-adj}} folkish (comparative more folkish, superlative most folkish)
  1. Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
    Sense id: en-folkish-en-adj-JGUn9MGy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 23 7 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 35 20 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 25 6 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 24 4 37
  2. (music) In the style of folk music.
    Sense id: en-folkish-en-adj-k9y8rO1K Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 23 7 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 35 20 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 25 6 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 24 4 37 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. (religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional. Tags: Germanic
    Sense id: en-folkish-en-adj-6QlJTeU5 Categories (other): Germanic paganism, Religion Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
  4. (religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences. Tags: Germanic, especially
    Sense id: en-folkish-en-adj-QncpIoZQ Categories (other): Germanic paganism, Nazism, Religion, White supremacist ideology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 23 7 37 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 35 20 8 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 25 6 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 24 4 37 Topics: lifestyle, paganism, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: folky, traditional, völkisch (english: related to far-right or racist pagan groups) Derived forms: folkishly, folkishness Related terms: folksiness, folksy
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    {
      "word": "futuristic"
    },
    {
      "word": "modern"
    },
    {
      "english": "chiefly US; related to their opponents, neopagan groups that support marginalized people",
      "translation": "chiefly US; related to their opponents, neopagan groups that support marginalized people",
      "word": "universalist"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkishly"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folkishness"
    }
  ],
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        "3": "ish"
      },
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      "name": "suffix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "folcisc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English folcisc",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "völkisch"
      },
      "expansion": "German völkisch",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more folkish",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most folkish",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "folkish (comparative more folkish, superlative most folkish)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folksiness"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    }
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "Popular",
          "popular"
        ]
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    },
    {
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          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "en:Music",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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          "kind": "other",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In the style of folk music."
      ],
      "id": "en-folkish-en-adj-k9y8rO1K",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
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        ],
        [
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          "folk music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) In the style of folk music."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Germanic paganism",
          "orig": "en:Germanic paganism",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "en:Religion",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional."
      ],
      "id": "en-folkish-en-adj-6QlJTeU5",
      "links": [
        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "Germanic",
          "Germanic#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "paganism",
          "paganism"
        ],
        [
          "Heathenry",
          "Heathenry"
        ],
        [
          "traditional",
          "traditional"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Germanic"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "paganism",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Nazism",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Religion",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "White supremacist ideology",
          "orig": "en:White supremacist ideology",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        },
        {
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          "name": "English terms suffixed with -ish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "35 24 4 37",
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        "Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences."
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        [
          "Germanic",
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        ],
        [
          "paganism",
          "paganism"
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        [
          "Nazi",
          "Nazi"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "in white supremacy and Nazism"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Germanic",
        "especially"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "paganism",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "folky"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "traditional"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "related to far-right or racist pagan groups",
      "translation": "related to far-right or racist pagan groups",
      "word": "völkisch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folkish"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "futuristic"
    },
    {
      "word": "modern"
    },
    {
      "english": "chiefly US; related to their opponents, neopagan groups that support marginalized people",
      "translation": "chiefly US; related to their opponents, neopagan groups that support marginalized people",
      "word": "universalist"
    }
  ],
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    "English adjectives",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms suffixed with -ish",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "folkishly"
    },
    {
      "word": "folkishness"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "folk",
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      },
      "expansion": "folk + -ish",
      "name": "suffix"
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Old English folcisc",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "völkisch"
      },
      "expansion": "German völkisch",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From folk + -ish. (Compare Old English folcisc, and German völkisch.)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more folkish",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most folkish",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people."
      ],
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        [
          "Popular",
          "popular"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "In the style of folk music."
      ],
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) In the style of folk music."
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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        "en:Religion"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional."
      ],
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        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "Germanic",
          "Germanic#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "paganism",
          "paganism"
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        [
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          "Heathenry"
        ],
        [
          "traditional",
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      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional."
      ],
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        "Germanic"
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        "paganism",
        "religion"
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        "en:Nazism",
        "en:Religion",
        "en:White supremacist ideology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences."
      ],
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        [
          "religion",
          "religion"
        ],
        [
          "Germanic",
          "Germanic#Adjective"
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        [
          "paganism",
          "paganism"
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        [
          "Nazi",
          "Nazi"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences."
      ],
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        "in white supremacy and Nazism"
      ],
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        "Germanic",
        "especially"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle",
        "paganism",
        "religion"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "folky"
    },
    {
      "word": "traditional"
    },
    {
      "english": "related to far-right or racist pagan groups",
      "translation": "related to far-right or racist pagan groups",
      "word": "völkisch"
    }
  ],
  "word": "folkish"
}

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