Home › Words › L › layfolklayfolklayfolk means laypeople.EtymologyFrom lay + folk.nounlaypeopleDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.layperson 69% match — A person who is not a cleric. vs layfolk →laywoman 66% match — A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun). vs layfolk →temporalty 66% match — The laity; secular people. vs layfolk →laical 65% match — Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople, i.e. the laity in general. vs layfolk →laicality 53% match — The state or quality of being laic; the condition of a layman or non-religious person vs layfolk →laystow 53% match — laystall vs layfolk →lector 53% match — A lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts in a church service. vs layfolk →layabout 53% match — A lazy person. vs layfolk →