The AI-powered English dictionary
plural folk or folks
(archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. quotations
The organization of each folk, as such, sprang mainly from war.
1878-1880, John Richard Green, History of the English People
The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. quotations examples
We thus arrive at a most unexpected imbroglio. The French have become a Germanic folk and the Germanic folk have become Gaulish!
1907, Race Prejudice, Jean Finot, page 251
(plural only) People in general. examples
(plural only) A particular group of people. quotations examples
“ […] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes […] . And then, when you see [the senders], you probably find that they are the most melancholy old folk with malignant diseases. […] ”
1922, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest
(plural only, plural: folks) One’s relatives, especially one’s parents. examples
(music) Short for folk music. examples
not comparable
Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history. examples
Of or pertaining to common people as opposed to ruling classes or elites. examples
(architecture) Of or related to local building materials and styles. examples
Believed or transmitted by the common people; not academically correct or rigorous. examples