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monkish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
monk-ish
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.

adj

Tending to self-denial; ascetic.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English monk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English monkish From monk + -ish.

Derived Forms

monkishly monkishness unmonkish

Questions

What does monkish mean?
Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
Where does monkish come from?
Etymology tree English monk Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English monkish From monk + -ish.

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