How to pronounce hermit
American English pronunciation
HER-mit
- IPA
- /ˈhɝmɪt/
- Syllables
- HER · mit (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hermit means
A person who lives all alone, far away from other people
In a sentence: The old hermit lived in a cabin deep in the woods.
Where it comes from: From an old Greek word for a person who lived out in the desert, far from everyone.
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