bookish B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbʊkɪʃ/ UK /ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #55846 Meanings 1 adj Very fond of reading and studying. She was a quiet, bookish child who spent every weekend at the library. 2 adj Sounding formal or literary, as if taken from books rather than everyday speech. His writing felt stiff and bookish. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very fond of reading and... studious 2 adj · sounding formal or... formalliterarypedantic Word family Derived forms bookishlybookishnessnonbookishoverbookishunbookish Related forms comic-bookishnerd Etymology From book + -ish. Topics Describing Qualities Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bookish **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbʊkɪʃ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 55846 ## Meanings 1. Very fond of reading and studying. 2. Sounding formal or literary, as if taken from books rather than everyday speech. ## Examples - She was a quiet, bookish child who spent every weekend at the library. - His writing felt stiff and bookish. ## Derived Forms - bookishly - bookishness - nonbookish - overbookish - unbookish ## Related Forms - comic-bookish - nerd ## Etymology From book + -ish. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Register & Style markdown