owlism

English

noun

Definitions

Affected or pretentious wisdom; pompous dullness.

Etymology

Suffix from English owl.

Origin

English

owl

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

fernowl English
hornowl English
owl English
owlbear English
owlery English
owlet English
owlfly English
owlful English
owling English
owlish English
owllight English
owllike English
owly English
wereowl English
oule Middle English