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BOOKISHNESS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bookishness mean?
• BOOKISHNESS (noun)
The noun BOOKISHNESS has 1 sense:
1. exaggerated studiousness
Familiarity information: BOOKISHNESS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Exaggerated studiousness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("bookishness" is a kind of...):
studiousness (diligent study)
Derivation:
bookish (characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading)
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