Definitions

hermit

[hur-mit] / ˈhɜr mɪt /

NOUN

person who chose to live alone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recluse

STRONG

anchorite ascetic eremite misanthrope skeptic solitaire solitary stylite

WEAK

outside of human society anchoret pillarist solitarian

Example Sentences

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A HERMIT, full of youth, was thought around, A saint, and worthy of the legend found.

From Tales and Novels of J. de La Fontaine — Complete by La Fontaine, Jean de

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