bookishness
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- noun
- /ˈbʊkɪʃnəs/
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- Hence, Hamsun aims some of his most vehement strikes against the learned bookishness of the psychiatrists in Oslo and Professor Langfeldt in particular (an attack for which he has received considerable criticism from the professor himself):
Examples
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Bookishness, patience, a taste for classical music and complicated moralizing, aversion to alcohol and violence.
Fiction book (1996) -
However, the high levels of endorsement of theoretically negative attributes, such as bookishness and skillfulness at speaking, by this population may account for some of this relationship since they would be useful elements of academic giftedness.
Academic text (2006) -
While Heyerdahl offers a realized figure of self-sufficient rugged masculinity, Burnett offers an aspirational masculinity associated with elite intellectual pursuits and bookishness.
Academic text (2014) -
His bookishness often kept him from joining his friends for outdoor activities; he preferred reading instead.
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Her bookishness was evident in the way she spoke about classic literature during simple conversations.
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The student's bookishness made him excel academically, but he struggled with social interactions.
Synonyms
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A strong desire to collect and keep many books
Antonyms
How Bookish
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bookishness comes from book + -ish + -ness, where -ish means 'like' and -ness means 'the state of'. So, bookishness is the 'state of being like a book' and a helpful way to remember it is that it means liking books a lot and being very focused on study instead of practical things.