fannish
/ˈfæn.ɪʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.31 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to a fan; characteristic of fandom.
Example Sentences
- "I can't speak for Faye as ed of FHAPA, but it would be really swell of someone could send us a set of Intersection daily newszines, plus any con flyers or other fannish papers that were there to had for the picking up: fannish things, you know, not including media, gaming, filking or costuming, fine fun but not my cup of blog, thank you."
- "Arguably, though, “Jericho” fans are just television fans at their most fannish, meaning (still, and after all these years) most Trekkie-like. Fans of “Star Trek” continue to represent the gold standard for American fandom, not only because they were the first to love a television show to distraction (and communicated that love before the Internet), but also because they spun from that love the breath of life."
- "At any point in our fandom journey ― whether in our first fandom or as a fannish veteran, whether in the very first stages of falling in love with a text or slowly removing ourselves from a community, whether leaving a fandom bitterly or transitioning to a different mode of engagement ― we tend to feel strongly about the fan objects, their creators, and our fellow fans."
Etymology
Etymology tree English fan Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English fannish From fan + -ish.
Inflected Forms
more fannish (comparative)
most fannish (superlative)