Home › Words › M › monkishnessmonkishnessmonkishness means the state or condition of being monkish.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, monkishness ranks #32,999 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom monkish + -ness.nounThe state or condition of being monkish.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.monkhood 81% match — The state of being a monk. vs monkishness →monkish 79% match — Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. vs monkishness →monkishly 74% match — In a monkish way. vs monkishness →monkship 73% match — The position or role of a monk. vs monkishness →monkly 72% match — Like or befitting a monk. vs monkishness →monklike 72% match — Resembling or characteristic of a monk. vs monkishness →monachism 66% match — Monasticism. vs monkishness →monasticization 66% match — The process of monasticizing. vs monkishness →