Home › Words › B › boswellismboswellismboswellism · noun — the writing style of James Boswell (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, boswellism ranks #23,702 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Boswell + -ism.nounThe writing style of James Boswell (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.boswellian 87% match — Of or pertaining to James Boswell (1740–1795), Scottish lawyer and writer, best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. vs boswellism →boswellizer 71% match — One who Boswellizes. vs boswellism →boswell 70% match — A devoted admirer and recorder of a person's words and deeds. vs boswellism →johnsonianism 65% match — A manner of acting or writing characteristic of, Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), English writer and lexicographer. vs boswellism →boswellize 64% match — To eulogize. vs boswellism →johnsonian 56% match — Of or pertaining to the English writer and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), or characteristic of his style. vs boswellism →johnsonianly 54% match — In a Johnsonian manner. vs boswellism →brysonesque 54% match — Characteristic of William McGuire "Bill" Bryson (born 1951), Anglo-American author of light-hearted travelogues. vs boswellism →