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单词 folkish
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Definition of folkish in English:

folkish

adjective ˈfəʊkɪʃˈfōkiSH
  • 1Characteristic of ordinary people or traditional culture.

    folkish humour
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I found two hero stones influenced by classical art, as good as any of the pediments in Halebid, while two others were folkish.
    • Meanwhile, a powerful folkish strain could be enjoyed at the Barbican.
    • So I decided against fussiness, and went for an almost folkish skirt to mid calf, strappy heeled sandals and a lacy bodice-style top.
    • The latter is straightforward, with a folkish simplicity.
    • However, there is a folkish charm to this vessel that gives it a unique appeal.
    • Only the Municipal Museum welcomes visitors with folkish displays of utensils and majolica.
  • 2Relating to or resembling folk music.

    the most conventionally folkish number on the album
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There was plenty of jaunty energy in the folkish Intermezzo, enriched by bare fourths and fifths.
    • There's a yearning, folkish sound to the simple guitar part, reminiscent of Joni Mitchell; his eyes close as he sings, absorbed in the tune.
    • In the 1990s, the influence of Western pop music and of new native pop music in a folkish style, played on the accordion, became apparent.
    • Still, Boomerang Shoes is an utterly agreeable collection of folkish pop songs, one that warrants keeping an eye out for future endeavors.
    • For his part, James gave the songs a hearty, more traditionally folkish treatment; he played and sang beautifully, but not quite beautifully enough.
    • A tripping, folkish vocal stitched to a coruscating harmony produces an endlessly pleasant bump that has simplicity written all over it.
    • His own compositions are mostly fragmented, mournful affairs, stuffed with bursts of folkish melodies and oblique twists.
    • MacDonald played and sang any requests that the patrons dolled out, provided they were in line with his theme of upbeat folkish music.
    • Within this sacred space, all aesthetic forms attain equal value: the ‘throw away ditty’ has in the end as much ‘integrity and gravity’ as the ‘beautiful folkish song.’
    • At times the music sounds almost folkish, despite the apparently entirely electronic nature of its production.
    • With many European metal bands not choosing to incorporate folkish melodies, there existed a lacuna waiting to be filled.
    • Heady lyrics, set to folkish classical lilt, sung vibrantly by Kalapini Komkali, Shruti Sadolikar, Bela Shende or Hariharan cast spells.
    • More folkish than previous songs, with gentle guitar plucking in the background, it's a great song, but Lennox's vocals are, perhaps, too well known.
    • The trio hail from Montreal and a wonderfully quaint almost folkish tinge subtly permeates the album.
    • Tracks like ‘Ganja’ are perhaps more frivolous, while folkish songs like ‘Miss Me My Dear’ are more earnest and musically sparse.
    • After a folkish debut record and a jazzy sophomore outing, Cullen has truly found her voice on her third album, Uneven Hill.
 
 

Definition of folkish in US English:

folkish

adjectiveˈfōkiSH
  • 1Characteristic of ordinary people or traditional culture.

    folkish humor
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Meanwhile, a powerful folkish strain could be enjoyed at the Barbican.
    • However, there is a folkish charm to this vessel that gives it a unique appeal.
    • The latter is straightforward, with a folkish simplicity.
    • I found two hero stones influenced by classical art, as good as any of the pediments in Halebid, while two others were folkish.
    • Only the Municipal Museum welcomes visitors with folkish displays of utensils and majolica.
    • So I decided against fussiness, and went for an almost folkish skirt to mid calf, strappy heeled sandals and a lacy bodice-style top.
    1. 1.1 Relating to or like folk music or folk singers.
      the most conventionally folkish number on the album
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The trio hail from Montreal and a wonderfully quaint almost folkish tinge subtly permeates the album.
      • Still, Boomerang Shoes is an utterly agreeable collection of folkish pop songs, one that warrants keeping an eye out for future endeavors.
      • With many European metal bands not choosing to incorporate folkish melodies, there existed a lacuna waiting to be filled.
      • Tracks like ‘Ganja’ are perhaps more frivolous, while folkish songs like ‘Miss Me My Dear’ are more earnest and musically sparse.
      • There's a yearning, folkish sound to the simple guitar part, reminiscent of Joni Mitchell; his eyes close as he sings, absorbed in the tune.
      • There was plenty of jaunty energy in the folkish Intermezzo, enriched by bare fourths and fifths.
      • After a folkish debut record and a jazzy sophomore outing, Cullen has truly found her voice on her third album, Uneven Hill.
      • MacDonald played and sang any requests that the patrons dolled out, provided they were in line with his theme of upbeat folkish music.
      • More folkish than previous songs, with gentle guitar plucking in the background, it's a great song, but Lennox's vocals are, perhaps, too well known.
      • At times the music sounds almost folkish, despite the apparently entirely electronic nature of its production.
      • Heady lyrics, set to folkish classical lilt, sung vibrantly by Kalapini Komkali, Shruti Sadolikar, Bela Shende or Hariharan cast spells.
      • Within this sacred space, all aesthetic forms attain equal value: the ‘throw away ditty’ has in the end as much ‘integrity and gravity’ as the ‘beautiful folkish song.’
      • A tripping, folkish vocal stitched to a coruscating harmony produces an endlessly pleasant bump that has simplicity written all over it.
      • In the 1990s, the influence of Western pop music and of new native pop music in a folkish style, played on the accordion, became apparent.
      • For his part, James gave the songs a hearty, more traditionally folkish treatment; he played and sang beautifully, but not quite beautifully enough.
      • His own compositions are mostly fragmented, mournful affairs, stuffed with bursts of folkish melodies and oblique twists.
 
 
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