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| Main Entry: | folksy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | informal, simple |
| Synonyms: | cozy, down-to-earth*, homely, homey, low-key, modest, natural, plain, rustic, unassuming, unpretentious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | earthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | bawdy, coarse, crude, down, down-to-earth*, dull, easygoing, folksy, funky*, hard-boiled*, homely, homey, indelicate, lusty, mundane, natural, pragmatic, ribald, robust, rough, simple, uninhibited, unrefined, down home, home folk, lowbred, unidealistic |
| Notes: | earthy is 'similar to earth; hearty' or 'coarse, vulgar' while earthly is 'pertaining to human existence on earth'; earthen means 'made of earth or clay' |
| Antonyms: | cultured, elegant, refined, sophisticated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | homey |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comfortable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, cheerful, comfy*, complacent, contented, cozy, delightful, easy, familiar, folksy, friendly, intimate, plain, pleasant, rested, restful, simple, snug, soft, warm, cared for, relaxed, snug as a bug in a rug, soothed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | informal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | casual, simple |
| Synonyms: | breezy, colloquial, congenial, cool*, democratic, easy, easygoing, everyday, extempore, familiar, folksy, frank, free, homey, inconspicuous, intimate, loose, mellow, mixed, motley, natural, open, ordinary, spontaneous, sporty, straightforward, unceremonious, unconventional, unofficial, unrestrained, urbane, down home, free-and-easy, improv, laid back, low-pressure, off-the-cuff, relaxed, throwaway, unconstrained, unfussy, without ceremony |
| Antonyms: | ceremonious, formal, official, rigid, stiff, buttoned-up, dressed-up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unpretentious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, honest |
| Synonyms: | discreet, down, folksy*, homey*, humble, laid-back*, lowly, modest, plain, prosaic, straightforward, unaffected, unassuming, unembellished, unimposing, unobtrusive, unspoiled, up front, down home, easy-going, free-spirited, inelaborate, unambitious, unbeautified, uncomplex, unostentatious, unpresumptuous |
| Antonyms: | affected, dishonest, flaunting, pretending, pretentious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unsophisticated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | natural, simple |
| Synonyms: | artless, authentic, bush-league*, callow, childlike, clean, corny*, crude, folksy, genuine, green*, guileless, homey*, inexperienced, ingenuous, innocent, kid*, naive, plain, pure, raw, rookie, straightforward, unadulterated, unaffected, uncomplicated, unrefined, unschooled, unstudied, unworldly, cornball, unartificial, uninvolved, untutored, wide-eyed |
| Antonyms: | cultured, experienced, refined, sophisticated, worldly, upper-class |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unvarnished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | plain, honest |
| Synonyms: | bare, candid, clean, folksy*, frank, genuine, homey*, naked, open, pure, simple, sincere, stark, straight, straightforward, unadorned, unconcealed, unembellished, vanilla*, for real, open and shut, pure and simple, undisguised, undissembled |
| Antonyms: | dishonest, falsified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vanilla |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | simple, unadorned |
| Synonyms: | austere, clean, elementary, folksy, homely, humble, modest, plain, rustic, uncomplicated, unembellished, unpretentious, inelaborate, pure and simple, uncluttered, undecorated, unelaborate, unornamented, unostentatious, your basic |
| Main Entry: | down to earth |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | practical |
| Synonyms: | earthy, folksy, informal, levelheaded, matter-of-fact, natural, pragmatic, real, realistic, reasonable, rustic, sensible, simple, unassuming, unpretentious, commonsensical, plainspoken, sober-minded |
| Antonyms: | dreamy, fanciful, idealistic |
| Main Entry: | offhand |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abrupt, careless |
| Synonyms: | aloof, breezy, brusque, casual, cavalier, cool*, curt, easygoing, folksy, glib, informal, laid-back, mellow, perfunctory, unceremonious, unconcerned, uninterested |
| Antonyms: | calculated, careful, considered, deliberate, planned |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unaffected |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honest, unsophisticated |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, direct, folksy*, forthright, frank, genuine, guileless, homey*, ingenuous, modest, naive, natural, plain, simple, sincere, single, spontaneous, straightforward, true, unassuming, unpretentious, unschooled, unstudied, up front, unartificial, unspoilt |
| Antonyms: | refined, sophisticated, unnatural |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | casual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nonchalant, relaxed in manner |
| Synonyms: | aloof, apathetic, blasé, breezy, cool*, cursory, detached, easygoing, folksy*, homey*, indifferent, informal, insouciant, lackadaisical, laid-back*, loose*, mellow, offhand, perfunctory, purposeless, remote, unconcerned, uninterested, withdrawn, down home, incurious, low-pressure, pococurante, unfussy |
| Antonyms: | formal, serious |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | natural |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | open, unaffected |
| Synonyms: | artless, candid, childlike, credulous, direct, easy, folksy, forthright, frank, genuine, homey*, ignorant, impulsive, ingenuous, innocent, instinctive, laid-back*, naive, plain, primitive, provincial, real, rustic, simple, sincere, spontaneous, straightforward, trusting, unfeigned, unpolished, unpretentious, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, unworldly, being oneself, inartificial, simplehearted, unassumed, uncontrived, undesigning, unembarrassed, unforced, unlabored, up-front |
| Antonyms: | affected, artificial, pretended, unnatural |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | simple |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncluttered, natural |
| Synonyms: | Spartan, absolute, austere, classic, clean, discreet, elementary, folksy, homely, homey, humble, lowly, mere, modest, plain, pure, rustic, sheer, single, unadorned, unadulterated, unaffected, uncomplicated, unembellished, unmitigated, unpretentious, unqualified, vanilla*, inelaborate, not complex, open and shut, pure and simple, unalloyed, unblended, uncombined, uncompounded, undecorated, unelaborate, unfussy, unmixed, unornamented, unostentatious |
| Antonyms: | jumbled, ornate, cluttered, decorated, embellished |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unworldly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sophisticated; inexperienced |
| Synonyms: | artless, clean, country, folksy*, green*, idealistic, ingenuous, innocent, naive, natural, raw*, simple, trusting, unaffected, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied, babe in woods, corn-fed, unartificial, uncool, wide-eyed |
| Antonyms: | cultured, experienced, refined, sophisticated, worldly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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