Home › Words › S › scottishismscottishismscottishism · noun — scotticism.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, scottishism ranks #42,078 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Scottish + -ism.nounScotticism.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.scotchiness 70% match — Scottishness. vs scottishism →scottishly 65% match — In an Scottish way; in a manner characteristic of the Scottish people. vs scottishism →scottishman 62% match — A Scotsman. vs scottishism →scottian 62% match — Of or relating to Walter Scott (1771–1832), Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. vs scottishism →celticism 62% match — A Celtic custom or idiom. vs scottishism →scotocentric 59% match — Centred on Scotland. vs scottishism →gaelism 59% match — Synonym of Gaelicism. vs scottishism →irishcism 59% match — A characteristically Irish turn of phrase. vs scottishism →