don´|nish|ness

don´|nish|ness
don|nish «DON ihsh», adjective.
like or characteristic of a university don; pedantic: »

The question “Are Women Worth Educating?” trembles on every donnish lip (Punch).

don´nish|ly, adverb.
don´|nish|ness, noun.

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  • don´nish|ly — don|nish «DON ihsh», adjective. like or characteristic of a university don; pedantic: »The question “Are Women Worth Educating?” trembles on every donnish lip (Punch). –don´nish|ly, adverb. –don´|nish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • don|nish — «DON ihsh», adjective. like or characteristic of a university don; pedantic: »The question “Are Women Worth Educating?” trembles on every donnish lip (Punch). –don´nish|ly, adverb. –don´|nish|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • nish — bur·nish·er; cho·pun·nish; clan·nish; cor·nish·man; don·nish; dun·nish; fur·nish·er; fur·nish·ment; gar·nish·able; gar·nish·er; gar·nish·ment; gar·nish·ry; gut·nish; hun·nish; man·nish; man·nish·ness; nun·nish; roy·nish; tan·nish; tar·nish·able;… …   English syllables

  • don — abad·don; aban·don·ee; aban·don·ment; achae·no·don; acot·y·le·don; ade·lo·co·don·ic; ag·kis·tro·don; aglyph·o·don·ta; aglyph·o·don·tia; al·don·ic; al·ge·don·ics; al·go·don·ci·llo; am·e·bel·o·don; amyn·o·don; an·cis·tro·don; an·co·don·ta;… …   English syllables

  • donnishness — don·nish·ness …   English syllables

  • donnish — don•nish [[t]ˈdɒn ɪʃ[/t]] adj. brit. edu bookish; pedantic • Etymology: 1825–35 don′nish•ly, adv. don′nish•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • able — ab·sorb·able; ac·count·able; ac·tion·able; adapt·able; ad·vance·able; ad·vis·able·ness; al·lege·able; al·ter·able; ami·able·ness; bounce·able; brib·able; bridge·able; buff·able; build·able; burn·able; can·cel·able; change·able; change·able·ness;… …   English syllables

  • hun — hun·der; hun·di; hun·ga·ry; hun·ger·ly; hun·gri·ly; hun·gri·ness; hun·gry; hun·kers; hun·nic; hun·nish; hun·ter s; hun·ting·don; hun·ting·don·shire; hun·ting·ton s; hun·yak; ro·hun; to·hun·ga; hun; hun·dred; hun·dred·fold; hun·dredth;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

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