Home › Words › B › bookhoodbookhoodbookhood means knowledge of books; scholarship.EtymologyFrom book + -hood.nounKnowledge of books; scholarship.e.g.“In case of a book, however, mutilation can go much farther without destroying bookhood.” — 1902, The Metallographist:The state or dignity of a book.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.bookful 69% match — Full of book-knowledge; stuffed with ideas gleaned from books. vs bookhood →bookhoard 65% match — collection of books, library vs bookhood →bookmanship 65% match — Skill in, or appreciation of, the editing and production design of books; being a connoisseur of books; love of books. vs bookhood →bookdom 64% match — The realm or sphere of books. vs bookhood →bookhound 64% match — An enthusiastic reader of books. vs bookhood →scholarhood 64% match — The state of being a scholar. vs bookhood →booky 64% match — Bookish. vs bookhood →bookishness 62% match — The property of being bookish. vs bookhood →