variants
also hermetical
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
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.
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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
The reading room is hermetic, restrained—the only sounds inside are whispered checkout requests and the fluttering of old pages.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2025
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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
The reading room is hermetic, restrained—the only sounds inside are whispered checkout requests and the fluttering of old pages.
—Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hermetic
Adjective
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Much the same could be said of Amalia’s esoteric delusions.—
Lé Baltar,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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There’s almost nothing depicted in his songwriting that his esoteric sampling and production doesn’t communicate better.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Judaism has profound ethics and principles of justice for all.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
14 May 2026
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Nowhere was his impact more profound than in journalism with the launch of CNN.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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“Hermetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hermetic. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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