nerdiness

ˈnɜrdinəs

Definition

Definition of nerdiness - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

social awkwardness

Rare

quality of being socially awkward or unfashionable

Rare

Her nerdiness was evident in her love for comic books and video games.

awkwardness

dorkiness

geekiness

academic interest

Rare

quality of being very interested in academic subjects

Rare

His nerdiness made him the top student in his class.

bookishness

geekiness

enthusiasm

Rare

quality of being very interested in technical subjects

Rare

Her nerdiness about computers is impressive.

dorkiness

geekiness

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Origin of nerdiness

English, nerd (a foolish person) + -iness (state or quality)

Examples of nerdiness in a sentence

Nerdiness can sometimes be a sign of deep passion for a subject.
Her nerdiness was evident in her extensive book collection.
Nerdiness is often celebrated in tech communities.
His nerdiness extends to comic books and sci-fi.
Nerdiness is celebrated at the tech convention.

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French:caractère geek, geekitude, ...
German:Nerdigkeit, ...
Italian:goffaggine sociale, nerdaggine, ...
Spanish:rareza, afición académica, ...
Portuguese:nerdice, nerdismo, ...
Chinese:宅气, 书呆子气, ...
Japanese:オタクっぽさ, 学問好き, ...
Arabic:سُلُوكِيَّات غَرِيبَة, اهتِمام أَكادِيمي مُفْرِط, ...
Hebrew:חַנּוּנִיּוּת, חַנָּנוּת, ...
Russian:социальная неловкость, учёность, ...
Ukrainian:соціальна незграбність, захоплення навчанням, ...
Hindi:असामाजिकता, पढ़ाकूपन, ...
Bengali:বোকামি, পাণ্ডিত্য, ...
Catalan:incomoditat social, interès acadèmic, ...
Czech:šprtství, zaujetí pro studium, ...
Danish:nørdethed, akademisk interesse, ...
Dutch:nerdheid, studiebevlogenheid, ...
Greek:αδεξιότητα, φιλομάθεια, ...
Hungarian:kockaság, túlzott tanulmányi érdeklődés, ...
Khmer:ភាពឆ្គាំឆ្គងក្នុងសង្គម, លក្ខណៈដែលចាប់អារម្មណ៍ខ្លាំងលើមុខវិជ្ជាសិក្សា, ...
Korean:사회적 어색함, 학문적 열정, ...
Persian:اجتماعی نبودن, علاقه به درس, ...
Polish:społeczna niezręczność, zainteresowanie nauką, ...
Portuguese (BR):nerdice, nerdismo, ...
Romanian:stângăcie socială, pasiune pentru studiu, ...
Swedish:social klumpighet, akademisk intresse, ...
Thai:ความเนิร์ด, ความเป็นเด็กเรียน, ...
Turkish:sosyal beceriksizlik, akademik ilgi, ...
Vietnamese:sự vụng về xã hội, sự mọt sách, ...

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