Ascetic
nOne word substitutionSpellingPronunciationSSC PYQ × 14/əsˈɛtɪk/ · असेटिक
A person who avoids sensory pleasures and physical comforts
A person who lives a simple life without pleasures, usually for religious reasons
living a simple life without luxury; such a person
तपस्वी, सुख त्यागकर सादा जीवन जीने वाला
तपस्वी, संयमी
The ascetic lived on fruit and water.
He led an ascetic life after leaving the city.
The ascetic lived on fruit and water in the forest.
Daily use: Wo ascetic jaisa jeevan jeeta hai.
ASCE-TIC में ‘ऐसे टिक’ सुनिए। उनकी line — ‘ऐसे टिके रहोगे तभी संत बनोगे।’ Ascetic सुख-सुविधाएँ छोड़कर सादे जीवन में टिका रहता है।
Hear ‘aise tik’ (stay steady like this) in ASCE-TIC. His line: ‘Aise tike rahoge tabhi sant banoge’ (only if you stay steady like this will you become a saint). An ascetic gives up comforts and pleasures and stays firm in a simple life.
‘Person who avoids sensory pleasures and physical comforts’ के लिए ascetic; पास में hermit, recluse। Antonym hedonist, epicure; noun asceticism।
Asked as ‘a person who avoids sensory pleasures and physical comforts’; hermit and recluse are close options. The antonyms are hedonist and epicure, and asceticism is the noun.