folkiness

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noun

The quality of being folky.

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Meanings

nounfolkiness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being folky.

    “Wolves (Song of the Shepherd’s Dog)” trades folkiness for something like funk, hinting at War and Talking Heads.

    2007 September 24, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times

Origin

From folky + -ness.

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APA

folkiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkiness

MLA

“folkiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folkiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folkiness.

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