folksy

adj. Informal, -si·er, -si·est.

1. Simple and unpretentious in behavior.
2. Characterized by informality and affability: a friendly, folksy town.
3. Modest; low-key: folksy humor; a folksy style that masked a keen business mind.

[folks, pl. of FOLK + -Y¹.]

folksily folk'si·ly adv.
folksiness folk'si·ness n.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: characteristic of country life
  Synonyms: cracker-barrel, homespun

Meaning #2: very informal and familiar

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - folkelig, populær

Nederlands (Dutch)
vriendelijk, informeel

Français (French)
adj. - simple/modeste (le comportement social) (fam), sociable, affable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - volkstümlich, gesellig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απλός, ανεπιτήδευτος

Italiano (Italian)
socievole

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - simples e amigável

Русский (Russian)
простонародный, панибратский, кустарный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - campechano

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - enkel (vard.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
和气的, 友好的, 有民间风味的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 和氣的, 友好的, 有民間風味的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 허물없는, 사교적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 平民的な, 質朴さを装った, 民芸風の, 気取らない, 庶民的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بسيط , ساذج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פשוט, עממי, ידידותי, לא-רשמי, מאופיין בתכונות של אמנות או תרבות עממית, עממי למראית עין או בצורה מלאכותית‬

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