Home › Words › D › doveshipdoveshipdoveship means the possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, doveship ranks #10,329 of 42,762 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dove + -ship.nounThe possession of the dove-like qualities of harmlessness and innocence.e.g.“For us, let our doveship approve itself in meekness of suffering, not in actions of cruelty.” — c. 1625, Joseph Hall, The Beauty and Unity of the Church (sermon)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dovely 71% match — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a dove; dovelike. vs doveship →dovelike 69% match — Resembling or characteristic of a dove. vs doveship →dovish 68% match — Pertaining to a dove; dove-like. vs doveship →dovishness 65% match — The state, quality, or condition of being dovish. vs doveship →dovelet 63% match — A baby dove. vs doveship →doveling 62% match — A young or baby dove. vs doveship →dovishly 62% match — In a dovish manner. vs doveship →dovie 62% match — Synonym of dove (“term of endearment”). vs doveship →