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hermit
[hur-mit]
noun
a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion.
Synonyms: , , ,any person living in seclusion; recluse.
Zoology.an animal of solitary habits.
Ornithology.any of numerous hummingbirds of the genera Glaucis and Phaethornis, having curved bills and dull-colored rather than iridescent plumage.
a spiced molasses cookie often containing raisins or nuts.
Obsolete.a beadsman.
hermit
/ ˈɜːɪ /
noun
one of the early Christian recluses
any person living in solitude
Other 51Թ Forms
- hermitic adjective
- hermitical adjective
- hermitish adjective
- hermitically adverb
- hermitlike adjective
- hermitry noun
- hermitship noun
- unhermitic adjective
- unhermitical adjective
- unhermitically adverb
- ˈپ adverb
- ˈ-ˌ adjective
- ˈپ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of hermit1
Example Sentences
It’s another element in Saudi Arabia’s about-face from a hermit kingdom notorious for puritanical laws to a tourist destination that can draw 150 million visitors a year.
Has there ever been a better time to be a hermit?
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle spoke of her as a "flying hermit", always in orbit and only occasionally visiting Earth.
Phone signals and internet access were also not available in the hermit state.
Researchers say the stolen funds are used by the hermit state to skirt international sanctions and develop its military powers.
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