gentlefolk
English
/ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩fəʊk/, /ˈd͡ʒɛntl̩ˌfoʊk/
plural noun
Definitions
- (archaic) People of superior social position.
Etymology
Compound from English gentle (well-born, of a good family respectable birth) + English folk (folk music).
Origin
English
folk
Gloss
folk music
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adfolk English
- alms-folk English
- almsfolk English
- anti-folk English
- businessfolk English
- chairfolk English
- cisfolk English
- commonfolk English
- congressfolk English
- countryfolk English
- electrofolk English
- fieldfolk English
- finfolk English
- fisherfolk English
- folk English
- folk song English
- folkcraft English
- folker English
- folkfree English
- folkgame English
- folkie English
- folkish English
- folkland English
- folklife English
- folklike English
- folklore English
- folkly English
- folkmoot English
- folknik English
- folkred English
- folkright English
- folksinger English
- folksinging English
- folkster English
- folkstyle English
- folktale English
- folkway English
- folkweave English
- folky English
- gayfolk English
- gentilly English
- gentle English
- gentle-handed English
- gentle-hearted English
- gentlebeing English
- gentlefolks English
- gentlegirl English
- gentlehearted English
- gentlehood English
- gentleman English
- gentleness English
- gentleship English
- gentlesome English
- gentlewoman English
- gently English
- grandfolk English
- hillfolk English
- kinfolk English
- kinsfolk English
- kithfolk English
- ladyfolk English
- lizardfolk English
- menfolk English
- merfolk English
- neofolk English
- nonfolk English
- pseudofolk English
- ratfolk English
- seafolk English
- showfolk English
- skinfolk English
- smallfolk English
- snowfolk English
- straightfolk English
- streetfolk English
- townfolk English
- townsfolk English
- tradesfolk English
- transfolk English
- turbo-folk English
- ungentle English
- womenfolk English
- workfolk English
- yachtsfolk English
- youngfolk English
- folk Spanish, Castilian
- folk Portuguese
- folk Middle English
- gentil Middle English
- folk
- folky
- folkly
- adfolk
- gentle
- folkie
- gently
- folker
- folkway
- menfolk
- neofolk
- folkish
- nonfolk
- merfolk
- seafolk
- ratfolk
- folkred
- cisfolk
- finfolk
- gayfolk
- folknik
- kinfolk
- workfolk
- ladyfolk
- folkland
- folkgame
- kinsfolk
- folkmoot
- skinfolk
- snowfolk
- folkfree
- folktale
- almsfolk
- hillfolk
- folklife
- folklike
- kithfolk
- folkster
- townfolk
- showfolk
- gentilly
- folklore
- ungentle
- folkcraft
- townsfolk
- chairfolk
- anti-folk
- folkweave
- grandfolk
- youngfolk
- alms-folk
- folkright
- smallfolk
- gentleman
- folk song
- womenfolk
- transfolk
- fieldfolk
- folkstyle
- fisherfolk
- gentlegirl
- pseudofolk
- streetfolk
- commonfolk
- gentlehood
- gentleship
- gentleness
- yachtsfolk
- gentlesome
- folksinger
- lizardfolk
- turbo-folk
- tradesfolk
- gentlewoman
- folksinging
- gentlebeing
- countryfolk
- electrofolk
- gentlefolks
- congressfolk
- straightfolk
- businessfolk
- gentle-handed
- gentlehearted
- gentle-hearted