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folkway

folk·ways
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fohk-weyz]
    • /ˈfoʊkˌweɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fohk-weyz]
    • /ˈfoʊkˌweɪz/

Definitions of folkway word

  • noun folkway A custom or belief common to members of a society or culture. 1
  • noun folkway any way of thinking, feeling, behaving, etc. common to members of the same social group 0

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Parts of speech for Folkway

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

folkway popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

folkway usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for folkway

noun folkway

  • development — Development is the gradual growth or formation of something.
  • lifestyle — the habits, attitudes, tastes, moral standards, economic level, etc., that together constitute the mode of living of an individual or group.
  • knowledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.
  • habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
  • society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.

Antonyms for folkway

noun folkway

  • heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
  • thoughtlessness — lacking in consideration for others; inconsiderate; tactless: a thoughtless remark.
  • disorganization — a breaking up of order or system; disunion or disruption of constituent parts.
  • deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
  • divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.

Top questions with folkway

  • what is a folkway?
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