hermitlike
Preferring complete isolation
Hermitlike describes someone or something resembling a hermit—solitary, reclusive, withdrawn from society.
The word suggests deliberate isolation rather than mere loneliness: He led a hermitlike existence in the mountains, her hermitlike devotion to her work.
It can describe both people and their habits or dwellings.
Existing alone, apart
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- isolatedSeparated from others
- secludedSet apart, private
- antisocialAverse to socializing
aloof · eremitic · uncommunicative · unsociable · detached · introverted · sequestered · cloistered
Of religious community life
- austereSeverely simple and unadorned
- spartanRigorously simple, unadorned
- frugalSparing with resources
- self-denyingSacrificing personal wants
abstinent · disciplined · simple · pious · contemplative · devout · unworldly · celibate
Inclined to deep thought
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- reflectiveCasting back light
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- thoughtfulShowing careful consideration
pensive · soul-searching · self-aware · brooding · ruminative · inner-directed · self-absorbed · inward-looking
solitary
Existing alone, apart
antisocial · aloof · eremitic · uncommunicative · unsociable · detached · introverted · sequestered · cloistered · shut-in
monastic
Of religious community life
self-denying · abstinent · disciplined · simple · pious · contemplative · devout · unworldly · celibate · temperate
contemplative
Inclined to deep thought
- meditativeInclined toward deep reflection
- reflectiveCasting back light
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
thoughtful · pensive · soul-searching · self-aware · brooding · ruminative · inner-directed · self-absorbed · inward-looking · quiet
cave-dwelling
Living in rock chambers
shack · hovel · den · retreat · sanctuary · hideaway · refuge · shelter · forest-dwelling · remote