"monkish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From monk + -ish. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|monk|ish}} monk + -ish Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} monkish
  1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a monk or monasticism. Translations (pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism): mönchisch (German), καλογερίστικος (kalogerístikos) (Greek), monacale (Italian), fratesco [masculine] (Italian), mniszy (Polish), mnisi (Polish), frailesco (Spanish), frailuno (Spanish), monacal (Spanish), monástico (Spanish), monjil (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-monkish-en-adj-y8XGIKsA Disambiguation of 'pertaining to, or resembling a monk or monasticism': 89 11
  2. Tending to self-denial; ascetic. Categories (topical): Monasticism Translations (tending to self-denial; ascetic): mönchisch (German), καλογερίστικος (kalogerístikos) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-monkish-en-adj-bCztWwk8 Disambiguation of Monasticism: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 33 67 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of 'tending to self-denial; ascetic': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: monkishly, monkishness
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