bookworm
Devourer of pages
A bookworm is someone who reads constantly and voraciously, often preferring books to social activities: She's such a bookworm—always has her nose in a novel.
The term comes from larvae that bore through book bindings and pages, though it's now used almost exclusively for devoted readers.
The connotation is gentle teasing rather than criticism.
Lover of books
- literatureBody of written works
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- readingInterpreting written text
- librariesPublic book lending institutions
bookstores · pages · chapters · hardcover · paperback · fiction · nonfiction · genres
Marked by serious learning
- academicRelating to education or theory
- learnedHaving much knowledge
- eruditeProfoundly knowledgeable
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
meticulous · absorbed · engrossed · immersed · attentive · dedicated · devoted · contemplative
Immature feeding stage
- beetleHard-winged insect
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- silverfishNocturnal household insect pest
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
booklice · woodworm · infestation · larvae · damage · archives · conservation · boring
Obsessive enthusiast
- dorkSocially inept person
- eggheadSlang for intellectual
- brainiacExceptionally intelligent person
- nerdBrainy social misfit
wonk · bluestocking · highbrow · pedantic · anorak · Poindexter · know-it-all · dweeb
Compulsively reliant on something
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
consumed · preoccupied · hooked · fervent · enthusiastic · devoted · voracious · insatiable
Good judgment from experience
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- eruditionExtensive scholarly knowledge
understanding · enlightenment · well-read · literate · informed · cultured · polymath · autodidact
bibliophile
Lover of books
- literatureBody of written works
- novelsExtended prose fiction
- readingInterpreting written text
libraries · bookstores · pages · chapters · hardcover · paperback · fiction · nonfiction · genres · prose
scholarly
Marked by serious learning
diligent · meticulous · absorbed · engrossed · immersed · attentive · dedicated · devoted · contemplative · pensive
larva
Immature feeding stage
- beetleHard-winged insect
- pestHarmful creature or nag
- silverfishNocturnal household insect pest
moth · booklice · woodworm · infestation · larvae · damage · archives · conservation · boring · munching
geek
Obsessive enthusiast
nerd · wonk · bluestocking · highbrow · pedantic · anorak · Poindexter · know-it-all · dweeb · square
addicted
Compulsively reliant on something
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- fixatedObsessively attached or focused
- passionateIntensely emotional or enthusiastic
compulsive · consumed · preoccupied · hooked · fervent · enthusiastic · devoted · voracious · insatiable · all-night
wisdom
Good judgment from experience
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- educationSystematic development of mind
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
erudition · understanding · enlightenment · well-read · literate · informed · cultured · polymath · autodidact · self-taught
- Animal Idiomsblind as a bat, brave as a lion, busy bee, copycat, dark horse
- compound slangairhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, dimwit
- hobbyist typessports fan, art lover, foodie, cinephile, audiophile
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- Reading Termspage turner, cover to cover, read aloud, speed reading, well-read
- animal expressionslet sleeping dogs lie, raining cats and dogs, curiosity killed cat, horse sense, wild goose chase
bookwormanti-intellectual
Opposed to educated thought
philistine · ignoramus · lowbrow · know-nothing · illiterate
bookwormjock
Sports-obsessed person
athlete · outdoorsman · gym rat · party animal · adrenaline junkie
bookwormextrovert
One who seeks company
social butterfly · party animal · gadabout · socialite · man about town