Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hermitess

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: her-mitess
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A female hermit.

Example Sentences

"Yea, she doth smile, and she doth weep, / Like a youthful hermitess, / Beauteous in a wilderness, / Who, praying always, prays in sleep."

Etymology

From hermit + -ess.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hermit

Inflected Forms

hermitesses (plural)

Questions

What does hermitess mean?: A female hermit.
Where does hermitess come from?: From hermit + -ess.

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