eremitic

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of or relating to or befitting eremites or their practices of hermitic living
  2. adjective characterized by ascetic solitude

Etymology

From eremite (“hermit”) + -ic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

eremitical

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