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Meaning of "folkish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOLKISH

folkish  [ˈfəʊkɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLKISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Folkish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES FOLKISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Folkish

Folkish may refer to: ▪ Folk culture, in the sense "of the common people; traditional, sophisticated, yet unconventional" ▪ Völkisch movement of German ethnic nationalism ▪ Neo-völkisch, an ethnocentric current in Germanic neopaganism...

Definition of folkish in the English dictionary

The definition of folkish in the dictionary is of or relating to the common people of a country. Other definition of folkish is of or relating to folk music or folk musicians.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOLKISH


blackish
ˈblækɪʃ
blokeish
ˈbləʊkɪʃ
blokish
ˈbləʊkɪʃ
bookish
ˈbʊkɪʃ
brackish
ˈbrækɪʃ
darkish
ˈdɑːkɪʃ
Frankish
ˈfræŋkɪʃ
freakish
ˈfriːkɪʃ
hawkish
ˈhɔːkɪʃ
kish
kɪʃ
mawkish
ˈmɔːkɪʃ
peckish
ˈpɛkɪʃ
pinkish
ˈpɪŋnkɪʃ
prankish
ˈpræŋkɪʃ
puckish
ˈpʌkɪʃ
punkish
ˈpʌŋkɪʃ
rookish
ˈrʊkɪʃ
textbookish
ˈtɛkstˌbʊkɪʃ
Turkish
ˈtɜːkɪʃ
unbookish
ʌnˈbʊkɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLKISH

folk story
folk tale
folk weave
folk wisdom
folk-dance
folk-rock
Folkestone
Folketing
folkie
folkies
folkishness
folkland
folklife
folklike
folklore
folkloric
folklorish
folklorist
folkloristic
folkmoot

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLKISH

bleakish
blockish
briskish
buckish
clerkish
cockish
dankish
duskish
hickish
lakish
larkish
luskish
parkish
quackish
rakish
sickish
sneakish
stockish
thickish
weakish

Synonyms and antonyms of folkish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «folkish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOLKISH

Find out the translation of folkish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of folkish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «folkish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

folkish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

folkish
570 millions of speakers

English

folkish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

folkish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

folkish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

folkish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

folkish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

folkish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Folkish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Folkish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

völkischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

民族的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

folkish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Folkish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

folkish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

folkish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोककथा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

folkish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

folkish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

folkish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

folkish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

folkish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

folkish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

folkish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

folkliga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

folkish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of folkish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLKISH»

The term «folkish» is normally little used and occupies the 113.834 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLKISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «folkish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «folkish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about folkish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLKISH»

Discover the use of folkish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to folkish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Roots of Nazi Psychology: Hitler's Utopian Barbarism
5 The Folkish State It is the duty of the State to cultivate harmony between the political and private life of the people—neither more nor less. —Germany Speaks The National Socialist Student Union Association put university students into ...
Jay Y. Gonen, 2013
2
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
“Thus,” Hitler declares a little farther on, “the highest purpose of a folkish state is concern for the preservation of those original racial elements which bestow culture and create the beauty and dignity of a higher mankind?“ This again leads him ...
William L. Shirer, 2011
3
Exploring the Northern Tradition: A Guide to the Gods, Lore, ...
Comparatively, they are understanding, if not accepting, of Neo-Pagan influence; many Universalists even consider Heathenry to fall under the Neo-Pagan umbrella—a position most Folkish Heathens and Tribalists reject. There is more focus ...
Galina Krasskova, 2005
4
Heidegger's Volk: Between National Socialism and Poetry
The originary courage either to grow or to shatter thereon in the confrontation with that which is constitutes the innermost impetus of the questioning of a folkish science.3 The idolatry of a rootless and impotent thinking has been replaced by the ...
James Phillips, 2005
5
German History in Modern Times: Four Lives of the Nation
The “Folkish Ideology” Despite pre-1914 Imperial Germany's strength and growing prosperity, there were many who viewed the rapidly moving trajectories of society and culture with dissatisfaction or alarm. A group of conservative, mainly ...
William W. Hagen, 2012
6
Nazi Ideology Before 1933: A Documentation
These selections from Rosenberg's book of 1924 mark a significant change in his writing-away from his exclusive obsession with the Jewish conspiracy and toward a more comprehensive political theory. "The Folkish Idea of State" contains an ...
Barbara Miller Lane, Leila J. Rupp, 1978
7
Northern Traditions
It is action and character, not origin, unto which all value judgements are subscribed in the Folkish Weltanschauung. This alone should be enough to divorce Folkishness from Racism; this alone enough to defend Folkishness, but before those ...
Gwendolyn Taunton, 2011
8
German Images of the Self and the Other: Nationalist, ...
12) The term 'völkisch' [folkish] perfectly expresses the ideals of a rustic lifestyle enjoyed by simple folk untainted by cosmopolitanism. From the late nineteenth century to the outbreak of the First World War, German nationalism took on an ...
Felicity Rash, 2012
9
Devil and God - The Omega Book
No less than on the Left ... a distinction should be drawn on the Right between an anti-working-class and/or pro-folkish party such as the Conservatives and a superfolkish party like the National Front or, more recently, the British National Party.
John O'Loughlin, 2010
10
Richard Wagner and the Anti-Semitic Imagination
The purportedly folkish origins of this dance are its raison d'etre for inclusion here , as a passage from 'Das Kunstwerk der Zukunft' suggests: Unique [Eigentiimlich] is only that which is able to create out of itself: The art of dance was unique ...
Marc A. Weiner, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLKISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term folkish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Hong Kong audience joins Chyi Yu in 'campus folk songs' | South …
Her voice gradually opened up in A Boat Song, a distinctly Taiwanese folkish work in both melody and rhythm. Chyi showcased her versatility ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
2
The Set List: It's a rock 'n' roll block party
... Todos Santos will bring their “Cantina Americana” stylings to Larkspur for the Marin Country Mart's weekly Folkish Festival (12:30 p.m., free). «Marin Independent Journal, Jul 15»
3
Review: Metro Opera's 'Jenufa' is no ordinary love triangle
... with their customary excellence, and the chorus of soldiers and villagers sang their occasional folkish music charmingly, prepared by chorus ... «DesMoinesRegister.com, Jul 15»
4
Yundi and The Knights make for rich and rewarding double bill at …
Her unassuming, colloquial delivery perfectly fit Berio's folkish themes—even though some of the songs had actually been composed by Berio ... «Chicago Classical Review, Jul 15»
5
Finnish Design
Folkish ideas and an unfettered social democratization have taken root in Finland. These wonderful coins demonstrate this phenomenon. «Coin World, Jul 15»
6
Album Review: Good Old War, 'Broken Into Better Shape'
... traumatic for a band's followers, and Broken Into Better Shape will no doubt throw fans who were drawn to Good Old War's folkish tendencies. «Diffuser.fm, Jul 15»
7
People of the brush: Ben Uri Gallery's centenary exhibition
Chana Kowalska's naive, folkish “Shtetl” (1934) records the last days of eastern European village life. Persecution (Leo Haas's drawing of ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
8
On Native Land
For Lorentz's film, Virgil Thompson wrote a score that was a second cousin to Aaron Copland's folkish style, one that had an influence on ... «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
9
Spotify make alt-Glasto line-up
While some were happy to see folkish singer Florence and the Machine replace the Foo Fighters to headline on Friday, others had petitioned ... «City A.M., Jun 15»
10
“Before This World” is an entertaining listen
It is a personal album that examines interests close to his heart - his love of the Boston Red Sox, what soldiers go through - in the folkish style ... «Indiana Daily Student, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Folkish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/folkish>. Apr 2024 ».
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