ornamental hermit
ornamental hermit noun: a person hired to live in a specially built, rustic hermitage on an estate; hired in the 18th and early 19th centuries by wealthy landowners with strict conditions often requiring them to live in solitude, not groom themselves, and dress in a wild, often druidic, fashion; regularly cared for, consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment.
Noun
ornamental hermit (plural ornamental hermits)
- A person hired to live in a specially built, rustic hermitage on an estate; hired in the 18th and early 19th centuries by wealthy landowners with strict conditions often requiring them to live in solitude, not groom themselves, and dress in a wild, often druidic, fashion; regularly cared for, consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment.
- Synonyms:
- garden hermit
Synonyms of ornamental hermit
Forms of ornamental hermit
| plural | ornamental hermits |
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Origin of ornamental hermit
From ornamental + hermit
Questions about ornamental hermit
- What does ornamental hermit mean?
- Ornamental hermit means a person hired to live in a specially built, rustic hermitage on an estate; hired in the 18th and early 19th centuries by wealthy landowners with strict conditions often requiring them to live in solitude, not groom themselves, and dress in a wild, often druidic, fashion; regularly cared for, consulted for advice, or viewed for entertainment.
- What part of speech is ornamental hermit?
- Ornamental hermit is a noun.
- What is the plural of ornamental hermit?
- The plural of ornamental hermit is ornamental hermits.
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