Home › Words › E › essayismessayismessayism · noun — the writing style associated with essays.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom essay + -ism.nounThe writing style associated with essays.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.essayistic 77% match — Characteristic of, or pertaining to, an essayist. vs essayism →essayish 72% match — Resembling or characteristic of an essay. vs essayism →essayist 69% match — One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions. vs essayism →essaylike 66% match — Resembling or characteristic of an essay. vs essayism →epigrammatism 61% match — The use of epigrams; epigrammatical character. vs essayism →technicalism 59% match — A technical style, approach, or element. vs essayism →literaryism 59% match — literary style or expression vs essayism →essaykin 58% match — A little essay; essayette. vs essayism →