bookishness

• Nom désignant un attachement excessif ou exagéré aux livres, à la lecture ou aux études académiques, souvent avec une connotation de manque d'expérience pratique ou d'aisance sociale.

A noun referring to an exaggerated or excessive devotion to studying, reading, or academic pursuits, often implying a lack of practical experience or social ease.

indénombrable

1. Exaggerated studiousnessC1formal

   An excessive or affected devotion to reading, study, or academic pursuits, often to the point of being impractical or out of touch with everyday life.

   Pédantisme livresque

   • His bookishness made him a poor conversationalist at parties.
   • She was known for her bookishness, spending all her free time in the library.
   • The professor's bookishness was both admired and mocked by his colleagues.

   Synonymesacademicismpedantryscholasticism

   Antonymespracticalityworldliness