Synonyms & related words for monkish

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of monkish. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to monkish

Explore words related to monkish — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include monkishly, monkishness, monastically, monachal, monastic, conventual, monkery, monasticism. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does monkish come from?

The word monkish breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Old English origin: monk, from Greek monachos (“solitary one, monk”); and -ish, from Old English isc (“having the quality of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.