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bookishness

/ˈbʊkɪʃnəs/ noun

The property of being bookish.

Word Origin From Old English bōc 'book' — which originally came from the Proto-Germanic word for beech tree, because early Germanic peoples wrote on beech wood tablets. Bookishness is the quality of being overly fond of books. The same root gives us booklet, bookmark, and bookworm. The PIE root *bhāgo- 'beech' also underlies beech itself.

noun The property of being bookish. countable

His bookishness made him seem aloof at social gatherings.

(名词) 书卷气；书生习气

他的书呆子气让他在社交聚会上显得疏离。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser estudioso o muy aficionado a la lectura.

Su **carácter estudioso** lo hacía parecer distante en reuniones sociales.

(nom) Caractère d'une personne portée sur les livres, qui consacre beaucoup de temps à la lecture et à l'étude.

Sa bookishness le faisait paraître distant lors des réceptions mondaines.

(Substantiv) Bücherwurmmentalität; Belesenheit [Die Eigenschaft, stark an Büchern, Lesen und gelehrtem Wissen interessiert zu sein, oft mit einer Vorliebe für theoretische oder akademische Themen.]

Seine **bookishness** ließ ihn bei gesellschaftlichen Zusammenkünften distanziert wirken.

(名詞) 学問を好む性質、本好きで読書に耽る傾向

彼の学者気質が社交の場でよそよそしい印象を与えた。

(substantivo) erudição; estudiosidade [A qualidade de ser estudioso ou ligado a livros.]

O jeito estudioso dele o fazia parecer distante nas reuniões sociais.

Synonyms: studiousness erudition scholarliness academicism intellectualism bookishness pedantry literaryness Antonyms: unbookishness illiteracy ignorance philistinism
Word parts: book + ish + ness

Related words

booklet booking

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