What is another word for donnish?
Pronunciation:
[ dˈɒnɪʃ], [ dˈɒnɪʃ], [ d_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_ʃ]
Related words: donnish clothing, donnish journals, donnish man, donnish arts, donnish writers
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Synonyms for Donnish:
adj.
• all (adjective) • didactic (adjective)- hortative,
- edifying,
- homiletic,
- exhortative,
- advisory,
- Sermonic,
- Sermonizing,
- expository,
- preachy,
- Preceptive,
- schoolmasterist,
- moral,
- moralizing,
- instructive,
- enlightening,
- teacherly.
- pedantic,
- Pedantical,
- doctrinaire,
- over-nice,
- nit-picking,
- formalistic,
- overnice,
- schoolish,
- Inkhorn.
- egotistic,
- formal,
- abstruse,
- fussy,
- hairsplitting,
- dull,
- arid,
- particular,
- erudite.
n.
• Other relevant words: (noun)- bluestocking,
- Book-learned,
- diligent,
- schoolmasterlike,
- teacherlike,
- rabbinic,
- schoolmasterly,
- owlish,
- mental age,
- book-loving,
- profound,
- agile,
- ingenious,
- intellect,
- professorial,
- imaginative,
- horse sense,
- cleverness,
- penetrative,
- subtlety,
- percipient,
- clever,
- judgment,
- wisdom,
- smart,
- cleverly,
- head,
- brain,
- penetrating,
- mandarin,
- Booky,
- astute,
- cerebral,
- perspicacity,
- acuity,
- ready,
- literate,
- say,
- grey matter,
- well versed,
- academic,
- acumen,
- clarity,
- sharp,
- brilliant,
- sagacious,
- strong,
- Preceptorial,
- tutorial,
- manner,
- clear-sighted,
- schoolmasterish,
- profundity,
- insight,
- shrewd,
- literary,
- iq,
- clever-clever,
- resourcefulness,
- brainpower,
- scholastic,
- quick,
- perceptive,
- razor-sharp,
- learned,
- schoolteacherish,
- well grounded,
- well read,
- subtle,
- schoolmastering,
- bibliophagic,
- schoolmistressy,
- studious,
- professorlike,
- scholarly,
- book-minded,
- presence of mind,
- teacherish,
- highbrow,
- brainy,
- resource,
- gumption,
- wit,
- initiative,
- perspicacious,
- teachy,
- hot,
- artful,
- book-fed,
- brilliance,
- enterprising,
- well educated,
- bright,
- ingenuity,
- real,
- common sense,
- uptake,
- well informed,
- mark,
- intellectual,
- fool,
- intelligence,
- gifted,
- book-wise,
- discernment,
- intelligent,
- savvy,
- book-read,
- apt,
- sharply,
- quick-witted,
- pedagogic,
- bookish,
- nimble,
- cute,
- schoolteachery,
- devoted to studies,
- Dryasdust,
- nous,
- teachery,
- penetration,
- resourceful,
- smarts.
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• Other relevant words (noun):
How to use "Donnish" in context?
A donnish person is someone who is unassuming and self-effacing, typically characterized by a lack of showiness or ostentation. The word derives from the Old English word "donnan" meaning a beginner or learner.
Homophones for Donnish:
- dengue, deadening, demonic, downy chess, dehumanise, dung, damning, damage, dinghy, doting, dawning, dimaggio, dowdiness, de-iodinase, dehumanize, dingy, demagog, Dayton Axe, dominick, demonize, dmus, donkey, dumas, dating, dionysius, dowding, damascus, dance, dinge, denounce, dominos, dunk, ding, Dayton Ax, dinkey, dominic, dining, dominica, damages, deinonychus, downy ash, demoniac, danzig, demeaning, dink, dunce, downing, danish, domingo, diminish, dynamic, dynamise, Dominicus, demagogic, demagogue, dyeing, DMZ, dingo, dinky, demonise, Den Haag, danseuse, dying, deimos, dank, demise, dimness, deadness, dominique, dominoes, dae-han-min-gook, death mask, downiness, doings, damask, dimash, dynamize, data mining, diatomic, dieting, dynamics, deaminize, dumuzi, demagogy, danaus, dominance, dionysus, diatonic, dinka, dominus, dense, dunnock, dionysia, dong, deionize.
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