Definition
Somewhat resembling, suggestive of, or characteristic of an anchorite; having qualities of hermit-like seclusion or spiritual withdrawal.
Etymology
From 'anchorite' plus the suffix '-ish' (somewhat, rather, or characteristic of). The '-ish' suffix creates a more informal, descriptive term that suggests resemblance rather than exact classification.
Kelly Says
The '-ish' suffix is English's way of being a bit fuzzy or poetic about description—saying someone is 'anchoretish' suggests they have a withdrawn, contemplative quality without claiming they're actually a religious recluse, making it perfect for literary descriptions!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ እንቁላል
en-de en-kʷu-la-l
ARالعربية
مثل أنكر
mit-l an-ker
BNবাংলা
অনকুরের মতো
an-ku-rer moto
CACatalà
com una àncora
ko-m una an-ko-ra
CSČeština
jako kotva
ja-ko kot-va
DADansk
ankoragtigt
an-kor-a-gt
DEDeutsch
ankorisch
an-ko-ri-sch
ELΕλληνικά
σαν άγκυρα
san an-ky-ra
ESEspañol
al estilo de una ancla
al es-ti-lo de una an-kla
FAفارسی
مانند яко
ma-nand ya-ko
FISuomi
ankorillinen
an-kor-il-li-nen
FRFrançais
à la manière d'une ancre
a la ma-ni-e-re d'une an-kr
GUGU
અંકુર જેવું
an-kur je-vu
HAHA
kamar ankar
ka-mar an-kar
HEעברית
כמו עוגן
ko-mo o-gen
HIहिन्दी
अंकर जैसा
an-kar ja-isa
HUMagyar
mint egy horgony
mint egy hor-go-ny
IDBahasa Indonesia
seperti jangkar
se-pa-ti jan-gkar
IGIG
kama ụgbọ
ka-ma ug-bo
ITItaliano
come un'ancora
ko-me un an-ko-ra
JA日本語
アンカーのような
an-ka-no-yo-na
KMKM
ដូចជា ក្បាល ស្ទះ
do-ch-ja ka-pal s-deh
KO한국어
앵커처럼
an-keo-che-rom
MRMR
अंकरसारखा
an-kar-sa-rak-ha
MSBahasa Melayu
seperti jangkar
se-pa-ti jan-gkar
MYမြန်မာ
အင်ကာရလို
an-ka-ra-lo
NLNederlands
aanhoreesachtig
an-kor-es-ach-tig
NONorsk
ankorlignende
an-kor-li-gn-en-de
PAPA
ਅੰਕੁਰ ਵਰਗਾ
an-kur var-ga
PLPolski
podobny do kotwicy
po-do-b-ny do kot-wi-cy
PTPortuguês
ancorísta
an-ko-ris-ta
RORomână
ca un ancora
ca un an-ko-ra
RUРусский
подобно якорю
po-do-bno ya-kor-yu
SVSvenska
ankorlik
an-kor-lik
SWKiswahili
kama jangwa
ka-ma jan-gwa
TAதமிழ்
அங்கோரின் போல்
an-go-rin po-l
TEతెలుగు
అంకురలాంటి
an-ku-ra-la-n-ti
THไทย
เหมือนกับมงคล
meu-ng-g-kap mong-kon
TLTL
tulad ng isang ankerk
tu-lad ng isang an-kerk
TRTürkçe
ankore benzeri
an-ko-re be-ner-i
UKУкраїнська
як якоря
yak ya-kor-ya
URاردو
انکر کی طرح
an-ker ki ta-ray
VITiếng Việt
như một cái neo
nhu mot cai neo
YOYO
bí ìfẹ́ ànkorà
bi ìfẹ́ an-ko-ra
ZH中文
像锚一样
xiàng mó yīyàng
ZUZU
ngokuthi i-anchor
ngokuthi i-an-chor