bookishness

Definition of Bookishness in English :

1. bookishness

exaggerated studiousness

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bookishness

adjective

1.

fond of reading; studious

2.

consisting of or forming opinions or attitudes through reading rather than direct personal experience; academic

a bookish view of life

3.

of or relating to books

a bookish career in publishing

adjective

1.

of or connected with books

2.

inclined to read and study; literary; scholarly

3.

having mere book learning

4.

pedantic; stodgy

adj.

1. Given to, characterized by, or resulting from the habitual reading of books; studious.

2. Relying chiefly on book learning rather than practical experience; impractical or unworldly: a scholarly but not bookish instructor.

3. Literary, formal, or erudite. Used of language.