folksiness

/fˈoʊksinəs/ noun

The quality of being folksy.

Word Origin Folksiness comes from folksy, which is from folk (people) with an added -s- and -y. Folk is from Old English folc 'people, nation,' PIE *pelh₂- 'to fill' (as in a crowd filling a space). The same root gives us popular, populace, and public. Folksy means 'characteristic of common people, unpretentious.' Folksiness is that quality of being folksy — down-to-earth, informal. The -s- in folksy is a remnant of the plural or genitive.

noun The quality of being folksy. countable

The folksiness of the small-town diner made visitors feel right at home.

(名词) 乡土气息;朴实;土气;淳朴

小镇餐馆的亲切氛围让游客感到宾至如归。

(sustantivo) campechanía; llaneza; naturalidad; sencillez [La cualidad de ser campechano y natural.]

Lo campechano del restaurante del pueblo hacía que los visitantes se sintieran como en casa.

(nom) rusticité; simplicité; bonhomie; caractère populaire [Caractère simple, authentique et convivial, évoquant la vie populaire ou rurale.]

La folksiness du petit restaurant de campagne mettait les visiteurs tout de suite à l'aise.

(Substantiv) Bodenständigkeit; Volkstümlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, einfach, ungekünstelt oder volksnah zu wirken; betonte Natürlichkeit oder Bodenständigkeit.]

Die **folksiness** des kleinen Landcafés ließ Besucher sich sofort wie zu Hause fühlen.

(名詞) 素朴で親しみやすい性質。田舎風で飾り気がないこと。

小さな町の diner の素朴さが、訪問者たちを自宅にいるような気分にさせた。

(substantivo) rusticidade; simplicidade; acanhamento [A qualidade de ser simples e acolhedor, típico do povo rural.]

O ambiente acolhedor e rústico do restaurante da cidade pequena fazia os visitantes se sentirem em casa.

Word parts: folk + s + y + ness

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