booky C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈbʊki/ UK /ˈbʊki/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj fond of books or studious; bookish in manner He had a quiet, booky air that suited the old library. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · fond of books or studious;... bookishstudiousscholarlylearned ↔ Opposites unlettered Word family Related forms bookbookish Etymology AI details From book + -y, denoting a fondness for or resemblance to books. Book descends from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. bōc Old English *bōks Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # booky **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈbʊki/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʊki/ ## Meanings 1. fond of books or studious; bookish in manner ## Examples - He had a quiet, booky air that suited the old library. ## Synonyms - bookish - studious - scholarly - learned ## Antonyms - unlettered ## Related Forms - book - bookish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: bōc - Root: *bōks ## Etymology From book + -y, denoting a fondness for or resemblance to books. Book descends from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. ## AI Etymology Booky is from book + -y, denoting a fondness for or resemblance to books. Book descends from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic *bōks. In present-day use, it means fond of books or studious; bookish in manner. Related vocabulary includes book and bookish. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown