hermit
/ˈhɜːmɪt/noun
उच्चारण हर्मिट
एकांतवासी, संन्यासी, वैरागी
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a person who, usually for religious reasons, lives a simple life alone and away from other people
एकांतवासी, संन्यासी, वैरागी
- The hermit lived in a cave above the village and came down only for water.
- He has become something of a hermit since his wife died.
- The hermit spent his days in prayer and silence.
+ 2 more examples
- Since retiring, my uncle has lived like a hermit in the hills.
- Stories tell of a wise hermit who lived beside the lake.
◇Word family
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her·mit
?Which word?
Keep apart: hermit (lives alone for religion), recluse (lives alone, any reason), ascetic (practises severe self-discipline), monk (lives in a religious community), anchorite (walled-up religious hermit).
अलग रखिए: hermit (धर्म के लिए अकेला), recluse (किसी भी कारण से अकेला), ascetic (कठोर आत्म-संयम), monk (धार्मिक समुदाय में रहने वाला), anchorite (दीवारों में बंद धार्मिक एकांतवासी)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A person who lives alone and avoids others, often for religious reasons; the dwelling is a hermitage.
'जो अकेला रहे और दूसरों से दूर रहे, प्रायः धार्मिक कारण से' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; निवास hermitage है।
General knowledge
A hermit crab lives in an empty shell.
Hermit crab खाली खोल में रहता है।