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    bookish
    /ˈbʊkɪʃ/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person or way of life) devoted to reading and studying: "a bookish, untidy boy"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBOOKISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Bookish means enjoying books, especially serious ones. Learn more about this adjective, its synonyms and how to use it in sentences from the Cambridge Dictionary.

    • English (US)

      BOOKISH meaning: 1. A bookish person enjoys reading books,...

    • Bookish in Simplified Chinese

      BOOKISH translate: 喜欢读书的；书呆子气的；学究式的. Learn more in the...

    • Bookkeeper

      BOOKKEEPER definition: 1. someone whose job is keeping an...

    • Traditional

      BOOKISH translate: 喜歡讀書的；書呆子氣的；學究式的. Learn more in the...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bookishBookish Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Jul 22, 2015 · Bookish means of or relating to books, fond of reading, or literary and formal. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, examples, and usage of bookish from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBOOKISH | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Bookish means enjoying books, especially serious books, or having a studious or intellectual appearance. Learn more about the word, its usage, and related terms from the Cambridge Dictionary.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBOOKISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Bookish means someone who spends a lot of time reading serious books, or someone who has opinions or attitudes based on reading rather than experience. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms from Collins Dictionary.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › bookishBOOKISH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    consisting of or forming opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct personal experience; academic. a bookish view of life. of or relating to books. a bookish career in publishing.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › bookishBookish - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Someone bookish likes books a lot. They're either studious or always seem to be reading. Some people don't like studying. Others like studying a lot: it seems like their head is always in a book. Someone like that can be called bookish, because they are reading books all the time.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bookishBookish - definition of bookish by The Free Dictionary

    Bookish means fond of reading, studious, or literary. Find out the origin, usage, and examples of bookish and its synonyms in different languages and dictionaries.