Folk and Man

Folk

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

Man and folk are semantically related in individual topic. In some cases you can use "Man" instead a noun "Folk", when it comes to topics like people.

Man

Man noun - An adult male human being.

Folk and man are semantically related in individual topic. Sometimes you can use "Folk" instead a noun "Man", if it concerns topics such as people.

Nearby Words: manly, manful, manhood, manliness, manfully

How words are described

human human folk human man
old old folk old man
rich rich folk rich man
normal normal folk normal man
Other adjectives: common, ordinary, short, average, original, single, powerful, big, black, young, decent, white, crazy, mysterious, wealthy, strange, older, elderly, bearded, younger.

Both words in one sentence

  • Recap / Doctor Who S26 E4 "Survival" Cat Folk: Played surprisingly straight with the Cheetah people in that they're more Cheetah than man, though the original intention was just the opposite.
  • Look on My Works, Ye Mighty, and Despair! The wreck of the RMS Titanic has been upheld as a metaphor for man's hubris more times than most folk can count.
  • Literature / The Mark of the Horse Lord Our Fairies Are Different: The Little Dark People, chiefly represented by the Old Man of the Green Hills with his powers of hypnosis and prophecy, are the demythtified stand-ins for The Fair Folk.
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