swottiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English swotty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English swottiness From swotty + -ness.
Meanings
- (UK, uncountable) studiousness, the state of studying hard, the state of being swotty.