Meaning of Hermit | Babel Free
ˈhɝmɪtDefinitions
- A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
- A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
- A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.
- A hermit crab.
- Any in the subfamily Phaethornithinae of hummingbirds.
Equivalents
Afrikaans
kluisenaar
Беларуская
пустэльнік
Čeština
poustevník
Ελληνικά
ερημίτης
فارسی
راهب
Gaeilge
ancaire
Gàidhlig
aonaran
עברית
נזיר
Magyar
remete
ខ្មែរ
ឥសិ
한국어
은자
Kurdî
keşîş
Latina
inclusus
Nederlands
kluizenaar
Türkçe
keşiş
Tiếng Việt
ẩn sĩ
Examples
“Solitary the thrush, / The hermit withdrawn to himself, avoiding the settlements, / Sings by himself a song.”
“Millie told him he sounded like some batty hermit who lived in a cave.”
“Because hermits are decapods and do not live within their own shells, they are not considered to be true crabs.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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