eremitic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɛɹəˈmɪtɪk/
Etymology
From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.
Meanings
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Characteristic of a hermit
The eremitic instinct.
1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC:St Macarius the Great was a reformed saltpeter smuggler, which trained him for eremitic life in the desert.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most eremitic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more eremitic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| eremitical | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (13)
pt eremítico (characteristic of hermit) · ru отше́льнический (characteristic of hermit) · la anachōrēticus (characteristic of hermit) · es eremítico (characteristic of hermit) · sv eremitisk (characteristic of hermit) · ro eremitic (characteristic of hermit) · it eremitico (characteristic of hermit) · ca eremític (characteristic of hermit) · la erēmīticus (characteristic of hermit) · fr érémitique (characteristic of hermit) · ru затво́рнический (characteristic of hermit) · gl eremítico (characteristic of hermit) · de eremitisch (characteristic of hermit)