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hermit
CEFRC1
/ˈhɝmɪt/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A person who lives alone and avoids other people.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
Examples
He dressed himself like a hermit for the party last night.
The hermit lived in a wooden hut.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 5
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsA spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
A hermit crab.
More examples
In contextTom is a hermit.
Millie told him he sounded like some batty hermit who lived in a cave.
Solitary the thrush, / The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, / Sings by himself a song.
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Origin
noun
From Middle English hermite, heremite, eremite, from Old French eremite, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “person of the desert”) from ἐρημία (erēmía, “desert, solitude”), from ἔρημος (érēmos) or ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) plus -ίτης (-ítēs, “one connected to, a member of”). Doublet of eremite. Displaced native Old English ānsetla.