Home › Words › C › clerklinessclerklinessclerkliness means scholarship (character or qualities of a scholar).EtymologyFrom clerkly + -ness.nounscholarship (character or qualities of a scholar)The character or qualities of a clerk; the quality of being clerkish; orderliness, attention to detail, diligence, and/or a focus on bureaucratic tasks or recordkeeping.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.clerkly 76% match — Of clerks; befitting a clerk. vs clerkliness →scholarliness 72% match — The state or condition of being scholarly. vs clerkliness →scholarity 71% match — scholarship vs clerkliness →clerky 69% match — clerklike; clerkish vs clerkliness →scholarism 68% match — Scholarship. vs clerkliness →scholarhood 66% match — The state of being a scholar. vs clerkliness →scholarlily 65% match — In a scholarly manner. vs clerkliness →clerkish 65% match — Like or resembling a clerk. vs clerkliness →