/ Dictionary / Index D donnish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: don•nish Pronunciation: (don'ish), [key] — adj. resembling or characteristic of a university don; bookish; pedantic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: donnish (Thesaurus) Donner Pass donnybrook Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language