Home › Words › A › authorhoodauthorhoodauthorhood · noun — the status or period of being an author.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, authorhood ranks #36,302 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom author + -hood.nounThe status or period of being an author.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.authordom 92% match — The status or period of being an author. vs authorhood →authorship 83% match — The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author. vs authorhood →authoriality 79% match — The condition of being an author. vs authorhood →authorish 73% match — Characteristic of an author. vs authorhood →authorism 73% match — Authorship. vs authorhood →auteurship 71% match — The role or status of auteur. vs authorhood →authorly 69% match — In the manner of an author. vs authorhood →authorlike 68% match — Like an author; authorly. vs authorhood →