Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > B Synonyms of bookish Find synonyms for: Adjective 1. bookish, studious, scholarly (vs. unscholarly) usage: characterized by diligent study and fondness for reading; "a bookish farmer who always had a book in his pocket"; "a quiet studious child" WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of bookish (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inmediasres Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language