hermetic

adjective

(ˌ)hər-ˈme-tik How to pronounce hermetic (audio)
variants also hermetical
Definition of hermeticnext
as in esoteric
difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself

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Recent Examples of hermetic At the same time, Enyedi isn’t advocating for a hermetic existence. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 May 2026 And since the movie is premiering at Sundance, it’s probably destined to be praised in a way that overshadows its quality of hermetic gloom. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 But if the hotel has made the town enticing to a new kind of visitor—say, one who appreciates the convenience of its helipad—the property has none of the hermetic insularity of a traditional resort. — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025 The filmmaker instead evokes his earlier work—namely Dogtooth and The Killing of a Sacred Deer—combining the mannered, hermetic bleakness of those tales with the befuddled existentialism of a Samuel Beckett play. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hermetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermetic
  1. esoteric
  2. profound
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  • There’s as much effort gone into the food as there is the drinks menu, and the esoteric array of tropical flavors straddles both impressively.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Created in the 17th century, Japan’s Fujiko faith fuses Shinto and esoteric Buddhism in its reverence for Mount Fuji, the country’s highest peak.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of esoteric
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  • Because something profound is happening at work right now, and most leaders have not put it on a dashboard yet.
    — Jordan Dunin, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The Soviet Union’s 1957 launch of the Sputnik satellite posed a profound dilemma for NATO.
    — Ivo H. Daalder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of profound

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“Hermetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermetic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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