The quality of being bookish; excessive interest in books and reading rather than practical matters.
From bookish + -ness (quality or state). Bookiness is the noun form describing the characteristic of being overly devoted to books.
Bookiness was once considered a character flaw—in the 19th century, people worried that too much reading made you impractical, sickly, and socially awkward, which is why so many Victorian novels have preachy characters learning 'balance.'
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