folkiness en · NOUN
Etymology
From folky + -ness.
Meanings
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(of music, uncountable) The quality of being folky.
“Wolves (Song of the Shepherd’s Dog)” trades folkiness for something like funk, hinting at War and Talking Heads.
2007 September 24, The New York Times, “New CDs”, in New York Times:
Coordinates
classicality · jazziness · rockiness