eremite

English

Etymology

From Late Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmitēs), from ἐρημία (erēmia, “desert”), from ἐρῆμος (erēmos, “uninhabited”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ârʹə-mīt', IPA: /ˈɛɹɪmaɪt/

Noun

eremite (plural eremites)

1. A hermit; a religious recluse, someone who lives alone.

Translations

Related terms

• eremetic
• eremitical
• hermit

Italian

Noun

eremite f

1. Plural form of eremita

Anagrams

• emerite, mietere, temerei