Background and Folk

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Folk and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Folk" instead a noun "Background".

Folk noun - One of the segments of society into which people are grouped.

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Background and folk are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Folk".

rich	rich background	rich folk
common	common background	common folk
original	original background	original folk
many	many background	many folk
Other adjectives: single, simple, poor, black, rural, white, religious, mysterious, wealthy, random.

Sometimes anthropomorphic folk even eat other anthropomorphic folk—a poster in the background of Elmore Middle School listing rules includes one about not eating other students.

Source: Western Animation / The Amazing World of Gumball
Lovecraft Country: The film takes place in an unspecified, isolated part of New England, and has the requisite spooky woods, creepy Puritan background, and unfriendly country folk.

Source: Film / The Haunting (1963)
There's also Ricki giving a speech about killing Brian, with lighthearted folk guitar playing in the background.

Source: Film / Gigli

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