FOLK Synonyms
There are 17 hypernyms of the word folk. (close relations)
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| folks | nounn | |||||
noun • your parents • people in general (often used in the plural) | ||||||
| tribe | nounn | |||||
noun • a social division of (usually preliterate) people • a federation (as of American Indians) • (biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily • group of people related by blood or marriage | ||||||
| commonalty | nounn | |||||
noun • a class composed of persons lacking clerical or noble rank | ||||||
| community | nounn | |||||
noun • a group of people living in a particular local area • a group of people having a religion, ethnic, profession, or other particular characteristic in common • common ownership • a group of nations having common interests • agreement as to goals • a district where people live; occupied primarily by private residences • (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other | ||||||
| country | nounn | |||||
noun • a politically organized body of people under a single government • the territory occupied by a nation • the people who live in a nation or country • an area outside of cities and towns • a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) | ||||||
| masses | nounn | |||||
noun • the common people generally | ||||||
| multitude | nounn | |||||
noun • a large indefinite quantity • a large gathering of people • the common people generally | ||||||
| nation | nounn | |||||
noun • a politically organized body of people under a single government • United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911) • the people who live in a nation or country • a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) | ||||||
| people | nounn | |||||
noun • (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively • the body of citizens of a state or country • members of a family line • the common people generally verb • fill with people • furnish with people | ||||||
| populace | nounn | |||||
noun • people in general considered as a whole | ||||||
| population | nounn | |||||
noun • the people who inhabit a territory or state • a group of organisms of the same species inhabiting a given area • (statistics) the entire aggregation of items from which samples can be drawn • the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.) • the act of populating (causing to live in a place) | ||||||
| public | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • not private; open to or concerning the people as a whole noun • people in general considered as a whole • a body of people sharing some common interest adjective satellite • affecting the people or community as a whole | ||||||
| race | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • any competition • a contest of speed • people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock • (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species • the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller • a canal for a current of water verb • move hurridly • compete in a race • to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others • cause to move fast or to rush or race | ||||||
| society | nounn | |||||
noun • an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization • a formal association of people with similar interests • the state of being with someone • the fashionable elite | ||||||
| citizens | nounn | |||||
noun • a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community | ||||||
| individuals | nounn | |||||
adjective • being or characteristic of a single thing or person noun • a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential • a single organism adjective satellite • separate and distinct from others of the same kind • characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing • concerning one person exclusively | ||||||
| inhabitants | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who inhabits a particular place | ||||||
| residents | nounn | |||||
adjective • living in a particular place • used of animals that do not migrate noun • someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there • a physician (especially an intern) who lives in a hospital and cares for hospitalized patients under the supervision of the medical staff of the hospital | ||||||
| ethnic group | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture | ||||||
| family | nounn | |||||
noun • a social unit living together • primary social group; parents and children • a collection of things sharing a common attribute • people descended from a common ancestor • a person having kinship with another or others • (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera • a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities • an association of people who share common beliefs or activities | ||||||
