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eremitic

/ɛɹəˈmɪtɪk/

eremitic adjective: characteristic of a hermit.

Adjective

eremitic (comparative more eremitic, superlative most eremitic)

  1. Characteristic of a hermit
    • St Macarius the Great was a reformed saltpeter smuggler, which trained him for eremitic life in the desert.
    • The eremitic instinct.1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    hermitic

Synonyms of eremitic

Forms of eremitic

comparativemore eremitic
superlativemost eremitic
alternative formeremitical

Origin of eremitic

From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.

Questions about eremitic

What does eremitic mean?
Eremitic means characteristic of a hermit.
What part of speech is eremitic?
Eremitic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce eremitic?
Eremitic is pronounced /ɛɹəˈmɪtɪk/.

Words near eremitic in the dictionary

  1. eremitage
  2. eremitages
  3. eremital
  4. eremite
  5. eremites
  6. eremitic
  7. eremitical
  8. eremitish
  9. eremitism
  10. Eremitu
  11. eremo-

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