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monkish

monkish adjective: pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.

Adjective

monkish

  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
    • Among the most curious, original, and lively of the monkish Latin poems, are those least in harmony with their cold ascetic discipline.1870, Henry Hart Milman, History of Latin Christianity, page 319
    • The miser’s niece was there all right, seated on a little stool with straw in her hair and reading a monkish scroll by the light of a tallow dip.1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 66
  2. Tending to self-denial; ascetic.

monkish meaning in Urdu

monkish in Urdu

درویشانہ, راہبانہ

Origin of monkish

From monk + -ish.

Words formed from monkish

Questions about monkish

What does monkish mean?
Monkish means pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism.
What is monkish in Urdu?
Monkish in Urdu is درویشانہ, راہبانہ. See Monkish meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is monkish?
Monkish is an adjective.

Words near monkish in the dictionary

  1. monkie
  2. monkied
  3. monkies
  4. monking
  5. monkings
  6. monkish
  7. monkishly
  8. monkishness
  9. monkism
  10. Monkland
  11. Monkland and Stretford

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