folkiness
Down-home country feel
Folkiness is the quality of being folksy—unpretentious, homespun, and warmly informal.
It suggests down-to-earth charm, whether genuine or performed: The candidate's folkiness played well in rural districts.
The word often carries a hint of skepticism, implying the quality might be calculated rather than authentic.
Rural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
- quaintAttractively unfamiliar, outdated
farmhouse · old-fashioned · handcrafted · artisanal · earthy · homemade · country · rural
Warm and snug
- homespunPlain and unpretentious
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- hearthFireplace floor area
- down-to-earthPractical and without pretension
unpretentious · neighborly · friendly · approachable · casual · relaxed · easygoing · genial
State of close connection
- kinshipState of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- bondingForming close connections
neighborliness · potluck · gathering · hootenanny · jamboree · collective · grassroots · local
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
- proverbsTraditional wisdom capsules
storytelling · handed-down · old-timey · ancestral · roots · heirlooms · sing-alongs · shanties
countryside
Rural area beyond towns
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- provincialRegional or narrow-minded
quaint · farmhouse · old-fashioned · handcrafted · artisanal · earthy · homemade · country · rural · homestead
cozy
Warm and snug
down-to-earth · unpretentious · neighborly · friendly · approachable · casual · relaxed · easygoing · genial · affable
togetherness
State of close connection
- kinshipState of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
bonding · neighborliness · potluck · gathering · hootenanny · jamboree · collective · grassroots · local · close-knit
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- balladsNarrative verse set to music
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
proverbs · storytelling · handed-down · old-timey · ancestral · roots · heirlooms · sing-alongs · shanties · lullabies
folkinesssophistication
Cultured elegance and complexity
refinement · elegance · polish · slickness · elitism
folkinesscosmopolitanism
Belief in shared humanity
urbanity · worldliness · globalism · modernism · hipness
folkinessformality
Strict observance of convention
professionalism · glossiness · overproduction · artificiality · sterility
folk, folks, folklore, folksy, folktale, folkloric, folktales, folkie, folksong