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Tranquility vs Hermit - What's the difference?

tranquility | hermit |

As nouns the difference between tranquility and hermit

is that tranquility is while hermit is a religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.

tranquility

English

Noun

(en-noun)

    • Usage notes

    * More common spelling in the US; less common in the UK.

    hermit

    English

    Alternative forms

    * eremite, heremit, heremite (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons; an eremite.
  • A recluse; someone who lives alone and shuns human companionship.
  • A spiced cookie made with molasses, raisins, and nuts.

    • Synonyms

    In the sense of hermit: *anchorite *eremite *recluse * See also

    Derived terms

    * hermit crab * hermit thrush * hermit warbler * hermitage * hermitize

    See also

    * monachos * monk

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