Word Study
folksy
CIDE DICTIONARY
folksy, adj.
- same as cracker-barrel. [WordNet 1.5]
- very informal and familiar; as, a folksy radio commentator; a folksy style. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
folksy, adj. (folksier, folksiest)
1 friendly, sociable, informal.
2 a having the characteristics of folk art, culture, etc. b ostensibly or artificially folkish.
1 friendly, sociable, informal.
2 a having the characteristics of folk art, culture, etc. b ostensibly or artificially folkish.
Derivative
folksiness n.
THESAURUS
folksy
Bohemian, affable, casual, cordial, degage, easy, easygoing, familiar, free and easy, gracious, haymish, homely, homey, informal, irregular, loose, natural, offhand, offhanded, plain, relaxed, simple, sociable, unaffected, unassuming, unceremonious, unconstrained, unconventional, unofficial, unstudiedFor further exploring for "folksy" in Webster Dictionary Online