FOLKSINESS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

folksiness

noun

Definition of folksiness

as in friendliness

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Recent Examples of folksiness Is Alec’s folksiness sincere or cynical? — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 This sense of obligation to the country is accompanied by a down-home humility, frugality, and folksiness. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2025 Plaintiffs’ attorney Mark Lanier leaned on his down-home Texas folksiness throughout the trial, telling the jury what was on his heart and scribbling with grease pencil on his demonstrative aids. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026

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Noun

What that collaboration has come up with is a new knife that pushes Opinel's classic profile to new heights in terms of user friendliness and features.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
The friendliness, the blue-sky, anything-is-possible thinking, and their love of this land.

— Priyanka Mattoo, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026

Definition of friendliness

Noun

Maybe camaraderie and neighborliness will succeed where the Council’s blindness to our needs failed.

— Peter Madonia, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2026
The North Star State’s Minnesota Nice reputation has long encompassed progressive politics; a polite, if guarded, interpersonal demeanor; and a hearty neighborliness formed out of necessity during frigid winters.

— Daniel Cueto-Villalobos, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of neighborliness

Noun

The cordiality and handsome looks of the dining room are exquisite reminders of elaborate Milanese design.

— John Mariani, Forbes.com, 16 Mar. 2026
Indianapolis didn't crack Nextdoor's list of the 20 friendliest cities in Indiana, but its separate ranking of neighborhoods in the Indy metro area finds plenty of cordiality in Central Indiana.

— Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2026

Definition of cordiality

Noun

Yet Russell’s likability also throws the character’s crimes into relief, making their horrors and ramifications more striking and unsettling by their contrast with his superficial amiability.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2026
All of this is to say, the man is a good sport, and his work in The Fall Guy as stuntman Colt Seavers reflects that amiability.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of amiability

Noun

Her public image was capacious enough that Rollerena could carry not only camp and sociability, but profound grief as well.

— Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2026
Argentinians, particularly in Buenos Aires, are known for their warmth, sociability, and emphasis on friendships and family life.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026

Definition of sociability

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