Home › Words › D › doctorishnessdoctorishnessdoctorishness · noun — the state or quality of being like a doctor.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom doctorish + -ness.nounThe state or quality of being like a doctor.e.g.“They clung passionately to his doctorishness, believing it to be safe. It wasn't safe at all.” — 1955, Sylvia Cooper, Thunder Stone, page 16:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.doctorish 88% match — Of or pertaining to the qualities of a doctor. vs doctorishness →doctorlike 76% match — Resembling or characteristic of a doctor. vs doctorishness →doctory 76% match — Resembling or characteristic of a doctor. vs doctorishness →doctorly 72% match — In the manner of a doctor. vs doctorishness →doctorially 70% match — By, or in the manner of, a doctor. vs doctorishness →doctorhood 70% match — The status or period of being a doctor. vs doctorishness →donnishness 66% match — The quality of being donnish. vs doctorishness →doctorship 66% match — Professional position or title of a doctor. vs doctorishness →