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bookishness::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | studiousness |
| Derivation | bookish |
Examples of bookishness
bookishness
It also is a spirited defense of books and bookishness while Kindles walk the Earth.
From the thenewstribune.com
In this respect, no brick-and-mortar comes close to Goodreads'collective bookishness.
From the economist.com
So bookishness and naive romanticism are accompanied by trebly guitars.
From the guardian.co.uk
Such outbursts of bookishness threaten to tip the novel into a treatise.
From the time.com
His bookishness is evidenced by frequent quotations and allusions, from Joyce or Beckett or Kafka.
From the denverpost.com
If it's any comfort to students and parents, there's a long tradition of alarm about the dangers of bookishness.
From the theatlantic.com
He was known there for his bookishness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
All this was done with a patience and bookishness that contrasted favorably with the rough-and-tumble nature of Nigerian politics.
From the time.com
For some Sinhalese, Tamils are snooty interlopers, whose bookishness comes with a jumped-up idea of their rights in a Sinhalese state.
From the economist.com
- Exaggerated studiousness
- (bookish) characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child"
- (Bookish) A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other various material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. ...
- The property of being bookish
- (bookish) Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with people; learned from books; Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books
