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folkways

folk·ways
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Transcription

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

Definitions of folkways word

  • noun folkways The traditional behavior or way of life of a particular community or group of people. 1
  • noun plural folkways traditional and customary ways of living 0
  • noun folkways plural of folkway. 0

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Parts of speech for Folkways

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adjective
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folkways 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.
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Synonyms for folkways

noun folkways

  • 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 folkways

noun folkways

  • 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.

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