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monklike

monklike

7.4
A person who lives simply and quietly with little social contact
  • adjective
  • /ˈmʌŋkˌlaɪk/
translation icon : monástico
  • Though decidedly Turneresque "Men," the Christian faculty of the I.I.U. would embrace their work with monklike devotion.

Examples

  • He wore a monklike robe that made him appear both serene and wise.

  • His roomy, hooded, monklike robe lay on the bed.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • You know that makes me think very un-monklike thoughts...

    Blog text (34)

  • Her monklike lifestyle involved meditating daily and avoiding worldly distractions.

  • The artist's monklike habits, such as living simply and focusing on his craft, inspired many.

Synonyms

monastic
vsmonklike
11 7.9

Relating to life in a monastery with simple rules and little contact with others

focuses on personal likeness in conduct or appearance rather than institutional life
monkish
vsmonklike
1 8.7

Being simple and strict in life like a monk

is broader, meaning general resemblance in lifestyle appearance and behavior
monastical
vsmonklike
  • Archaic
9.9

A quiet, simple religious life with prayer and few possessions

is about personal likeness in lifestyle or behavior not institutional rules
hermitlike
vsmonklike
7.5

Prefers to live alone and avoids other people

describes communal or socially remote likeness rather than solitary withdrawal

Antonyms

worldly
30 5.8

Interested in money and possessions rather than religion

hedonistic
8 7.5

A way of living that seeks pleasure and chooses fun over other things

How Monkish

austere
3 7.8
monklike
7.4
plain
208 1.0

Surface Forms

monklike positive

Morphology

monklike = monk (transparent) = monk + like

Formed from the noun 'monk' plus the productive adjectival suffix '-like', so the meaning 'resembling a monk' is predictable for learners.

Etymology

Monklike comes from monk, which originally came from an old Greek word meaning 'alone' or 'solitary'. Because monks lived quiet, simple lives to study or pray, monklike means behaving or living in a quiet, simple, or solitary way.