Hermit
noun
A person who lives alone, often far from a community.
The old man lived like a hermit in a small cabin in the woods.
Often appears as...
- live like a hermit
- hermit crab
noun
A religious person who lives alone to pray.
In the Middle Ages, hermits were regarded as holy men and women.
Often appears as...
- religious hermit
- pious hermit
noun
A type of small crab that uses empty shells as its home.
The hermit crab found a bigger shell to live in.
Often appears as...
- hermit crab shell
- hermit crab species
noun
A person who lives alone, often far from a community.
The old man lived like a hermit in a small cabin in the woods.
Often appears as...
- live like a hermit
- hermit crab
noun
A religious person who lives alone to pray.
In the Middle Ages, hermits were regarded as holy men and women.
Often appears as...
- religious hermit
- pious hermit
noun
A type of small crab that uses empty shells as its home.
The hermit crab found a bigger shell to live in.
Often appears as...
- hermit crab shell
- hermit crab species
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
A hermit chooses to live alone, away from society, for personal reasons or lifestyle preference.
She decided to live as a hermit to focus on her writing.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unfriendly
'Hermit' doesn't mean unfriendly; it just means preferring solitude.
The hermit greeted the hikers warmly but declined their invitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
'Hermit' doesn't necessarily carry a positive or negative connotation itself.
People admired the hermit for his self-sufficient lifestyle.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
A hermit chooses to live alone, away from society, for personal reasons or lifestyle preference.
She decided to live as a hermit to focus on her writing.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unfriendly
'Hermit' doesn't mean unfriendly; it just means preferring solitude.
The hermit greeted the hikers warmly but declined their invitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
'Hermit' doesn't necessarily carry a positive or negative connotation itself.
People admired the hermit for his self-sufficient lifestyle.
Pro Tip 1/3Voluntary Isolation
A hermit chooses to live alone, away from society, for personal reasons or lifestyle preference.
She decided to live as a hermit to focus on her writing.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Unfriendly
'Hermit' doesn't mean unfriendly; it just means preferring solitude.
The hermit greeted the hikers warmly but declined their invitation.
Pro Tip 3/3Neutral Connotation
'Hermit' doesn't necessarily carry a positive or negative connotation itself.
People admired the hermit for his self-sufficient lifestyle.
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How do animals...
Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it will risk using it to catch prey.
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A powerful way to...
The modern world seems to present us with a choice. If we're not going to fast-twitch from browser window to browser window, we have to live like a hermit, focus on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
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Coconut Crabs Devour Pig...
And the results are about the most disgusting thing you've ever seen. But it is very enlightening. With help from their smaller strawberry hermit crab cousins, they devour the carcass within a week,
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Giant Horse Conch &...
But out on the flats, the scent of dying snail wafts away on the tide. It's a scent that these hermit crabs are partial to. It's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection
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Man Carves Churches into...
finally he had a vision and the message became clear some survey woman yeah at the looks observer and abettor a mystical battle hermit appeared to me in
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Hermit Crabs Steal A New...
it's a scent that these hermit crabs are particularly partial to it's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the
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The Blue Planet...
scent that these hermit crabs are particularly partial to it's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the
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Giant Horse Conch and...
scent that these hermit crabs are particularly partial to it's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the
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Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
Hermit crabs protect themselves by hiding their soft bodies in the abandoned shells of other creatures.
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This Crab Can't Swim,...
the humble hermit crab harmless and traditionally small
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How do animals...
Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it will risk using it to catch prey.
Video examples
A powerful way to...
The modern world seems to present us with a choice. If we're not going to fast-twitch from browser window to browser window, we have to live like a hermit, focus on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
Video examples
Coconut Crabs Devour Pig...
And the results are about the most disgusting thing you've ever seen. But it is very enlightening. With help from their smaller strawberry hermit crab cousins, they devour the carcass within a week,
Video examples
Giant Horse Conch &...
But out on the flats, the scent of dying snail wafts away on the tide. It's a scent that these hermit crabs are partial to. It's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection
Video examples
Man Carves Churches into...
finally he had a vision and the message became clear some survey woman yeah at the looks observer and abettor a mystical battle hermit appeared to me in
Video examples
Hermit Crabs Steal A New...
it's a scent that these hermit crabs are particularly partial to it's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the
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The Blue Planet...
scent that these hermit crabs are particularly partial to it's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the
Video examples
Giant Horse Conch and...
scent that these hermit crabs are particularly partial to it's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the
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Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
Hermit crabs protect themselves by hiding their soft bodies in the abandoned shells of other creatures.
Video examples
This Crab Can't Swim,...
the humble hermit crab harmless and traditionally small
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Yoko Taro
Japanese Director
After we released 'Drakengard 3', I think everyone was well sick of all the games I made by then, and I really didn't really want to work anymore. I was thinking I'd probably just go and hide in the mountains and live out the rest of my life as a hermit or something.
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Benee
New Zealander Musician
I call everything Steve. Since I was little, I'd go on, like, holiday and call hermit crabs Steve. And I still do. I'll name a snail Steve. Everything is called Steve in my world. My car is also called Steve.
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Joanna Garcia
American Actress
I kind of live a private life. I am out a lot, I have amazing friends and see a lot, so it's not like I'm a hermit. But I just know what I do for a living and that there are certain sensitivities.
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Alan Watts
English Philosopher
But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
People who are alone all the time never grow. Those hermits just stay the same. It's only through relationships. Relationships change us and make us grow.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.
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Peter Dinklage
American Actor
I don't socialize. I'm kind of a hermit. The life of an actor can be very lonely.
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Madlib
American Musician
I'm a hermit, people rarely see me.
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Hayden Christensen
Canadian Actor
I've always been kind of a hermit.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
Hermits have no peer pressure.
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Yoko Taro
Japanese Director
After we released 'Drakengard 3', I think everyone was well sick of all the games I made by then, and I really didn't really want to work anymore. I was thinking I'd probably just go and hide in the mountains and live out the rest of my life as a hermit or something.
Quote examples
Benee
New Zealander Musician
I call everything Steve. Since I was little, I'd go on, like, holiday and call hermit crabs Steve. And I still do. I'll name a snail Steve. Everything is called Steve in my world. My car is also called Steve.
Quote examples
Joanna Garcia
American Actress
I kind of live a private life. I am out a lot, I have amazing friends and see a lot, so it's not like I'm a hermit. But I just know what I do for a living and that there are certain sensitivities.
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Alan Watts
English Philosopher
But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything.
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Viola Davis
American Actress
People who are alone all the time never grow. Those hermits just stay the same. It's only through relationships. Relationships change us and make us grow.
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James Russell Lowell
American Poet
The mind can weave itself warmly in the cocoon of its own thoughts, and dwell a hermit anywhere.
Quote examples
Peter Dinklage
American Actor
I don't socialize. I'm kind of a hermit. The life of an actor can be very lonely.
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Madlib
American Musician
I'm a hermit, people rarely see me.
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Hayden Christensen
Canadian Actor
I've always been kind of a hermit.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
Hermits have no peer pressure.
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