hermetic

adjective

her·met·ic (ˌ)hər-ˈme-tik How to pronounce hermetic (audio)

variants or less commonly hermetical

(ˌ)hər-ˈme-ti-kəl How to pronounce hermetic (audio)

often capitalized

: of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus

: relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite

a hermetic discussion

[from the belief that Hermes Trismegistus invented a magic seal to keep vessels airtight]

: airtight

hermetic seal

: impervious to external influence

trapped inside the hermetic military machine

Jack Newfield

: recluse, solitary

leads a hermetic life

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Hermetic Has Origins in Greek Mythology

Hermetic derives from Greek via the Medieval Latin word hermeticus. When it first entered English in the early 17th century, hermetic was associated with writings attributed to Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom. Thoth, whom the Greeks called Hermes Trismegistus ("thrice-great Hermes"), was believed to be the author of a number of mystical, philosophical, and alchemistic works. The obscure subject matter of these works may have made them difficult to wade through, for soon English speakers were also applying hermetic to things that were beyond ordinary human comprehension. Additionally, Hermes Trismegistus was said to have invented a magic seal that could keep vessels airtight. Hermetic thus came to mean "airtight," both literally and figuratively. These days, it can also sometimes mean "solitary."

Example Sentences

wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself

Recent Examples on the Web Under my leadership, QRS manufacturing processes and techniques were re-designed for mass-production primarily in fork fabrication, fork balancing and hermetic packaging, and final assembly, calibration and test.

Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 12 July 2022 Winslow Homer, dour and hermetic, spent the last decades of his life perched in his small studio above the sharp stone ledges of Prouts Neck, Maine.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 There’s something hermetic about her work that feels true to New York.

Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 The environment is hermetic, though her disposition is bubbly.

Kelly Crow, WSJ, 18 June 2022 What’s more, the action takes place in a hermetic bubble, floating somewhere above New Jersey and the world, with no connection to anything more tangible than a screenwriter’s keyboard.

Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 Rhyming poets tended to be liberals, trying to make poetry high-hearted and popular again at a moment when the hermetic side of modernism seemed exhausted.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Similarly, the hermetic North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles amid a coronavirus outbreak, a possible risk to South Korea’s manufacturing sector should the brinksmanship escalate.

Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 What, beyond the suggestion of a tobacco factory, lay beyond the hermetic seal of this set?

Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 May 2022 See More

单词	hermetic
释义	hermetic adjective her·met·ic (ˌ)hər-ˈme-tik variants or less commonly hermetical (ˌ)hər-ˈme-ti-kəl 1 often capitalized a : of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. and attributed to Hermes Trismegistus b : relating to or characterized by subjects that are mysterious and difficult to understand : relating to or characterized by occultism or abstruseness : recondite a hermetic discussion 2 [from the belief that Hermes Trismegistus invented a magic seal to keep vessels airtight] a : airtight hermetic seal b : impervious to external influence trapped inside the hermetic military machine Jack Newfield c : recluse, solitary leads a hermetic life Did you know? Hermetic Has Origins in Greek Mythology Hermetic derives from Greek via the Medieval Latin word hermeticus. When it first entered English in the early 17th century, hermetic was associated with writings attributed to Thoth, the Egyptian god of wisdom. Thoth, whom the Greeks called Hermes Trismegistus ("thrice-great Hermes"), was believed to be the author of a number of mystical, philosophical, and alchemistic works. The obscure subject matter of these works may have made them difficult to wade through, for soon English speakers were also applying hermetic to things that were beyond ordinary human comprehension. Additionally, Hermes Trismegistus was said to have invented a magic seal that could keep vessels airtight. Hermetic thus came to mean "airtight," both literally and figuratively. These days, it can also sometimes mean "solitary." Synonyms abstruse arcane deep esoteric profound recondite See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences wrote hermetic poetry whose sole intended readership was himself Recent Examples on the Web Under my leadership, QRS manufacturing processes and techniques were re-designed for mass-production primarily in fork fabrication, fork balancing and hermetic packaging, and final assembly, calibration and test. Stephen Ibaraki, Forbes, 12 July 2022 Winslow Homer, dour and hermetic, spent the last decades of his life perched in his small studio above the sharp stone ledges of Prouts Neck, Maine. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 There’s something hermetic about her work that feels true to New York. Alice Mcdermott, New York Times, 22 June 2022 The environment is hermetic, though her disposition is bubbly. Kelly Crow, WSJ, 18 June 2022 What’s more, the action takes place in a hermetic bubble, floating somewhere above New Jersey and the world, with no connection to anything more tangible than a screenwriter’s keyboard. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 16 June 2022 Rhyming poets tended to be liberals, trying to make poetry high-hearted and popular again at a moment when the hermetic side of modernism seemed exhausted. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Similarly, the hermetic North Korea has been test-firing ballistic missiles amid a coronavirus outbreak, a possible risk to South Korea’s manufacturing sector should the brinksmanship escalate. Josh Boak, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 What, beyond the suggestion of a tobacco factory, lay beyond the hermetic seal of this set? Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 15 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Medieval Latin hermeticus, from Hermet-, Hermes Trismegistus First Known Use 1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition hermetic adjective her·met·ic (ˌ)hər-ˈmet-ik : being airtight or impervious to air hermetic adjective 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 Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance esoteric scholarly mystical arcane abstruse academic recondite profound mystic deep enigmatic ambiguous mysterious academical cryptic complicated orphic complex erudite learned pedantic enigmatical inscrutable impenetrable incomprehensible unintelligible darkling uncanny hard unknowable unfathomable baffling mystifying confounding bewildering puzzling perplexing unanswerable confusing disorienting Antonyms & Near Antonyms superficial shallow simple easy straightforward intelligible comprehensible transparent facile understandable distinct apparent plain obvious lucid clear fathomable evident manifest perspicuous clear-cut See More
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