gnomic

[ noh-mik, nom-ik ]

/ ˈnoʊ mɪk, ˈnɒm ɪk /

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Definition of gnomic

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a gnome.

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Origin of gnomic

First recorded in 1805–15; gnome¹ + -ic

Words nearby gnomic

Gniezno, GNMA, GNOC, gnocchi, gnome, gnomic, gnomist, gnomology, gnomon, gnomonic, -gnomy

Other definitions for gnomic (2 of 2)

gnomic²

[ noh-mik, nom-ik ]

/ ˈnoʊ mɪk, ˈnɒm ɪk /

adjective

like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.

of, relating to, or noting a writer of aphorisms, especially any of certain Greek poets.

Also gno·mi·cal .

Origin of gnomic

From the Greek word gnōmikós, dating back to 1805–15. See gnome², -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM gnomic

gno·mi·cal·ly, adverb

How to use gnomic in a sentence

He would have looked very well as a priest: the shabby, gnomic variety one sees in small Italian towns.
Iran’s Top Spy Is the Modern-Day Karla, John Le Carré’s Villainous Mastermind|Michael Weiss|July 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dyer uses this kind of gnomic, prophetic, baffling language all the time, and it can be trying and vague.
Geoff Dyer's 'The Missing of the Somme' Reconsidered|Louisa Thomas|November 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
That dragons dwelt in mounds was a common Germanic belief, to which the Cottonian Gnomic verses testify.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
Reference should have been given to the Exeter Gnomic Verses, 89 ff.
The Heroic Age|H. Munro Chadwick

The moralizing of Bacchylides is rather an utterance of quiet meditation, sometimes recalling the strain of Ionian gnomic elegy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
Another element, always present in the longer odes of victory, is that which may be called the "gnomic."
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1|Various
The gnomic verses of Theognis were certainly sung; so were the satires of Archilochus and the romantic reveries of Mimnermus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for gnomic

gnomic

gnomical

/ (ˈnəʊmɪk, ˈnɒm-) /

adjective

consisting of, containing, or relating to gnomes or aphorisms

of or relating to a writer of such sayings

Derived forms of gnomic

gnomically, adverb

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gnomic

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British Dictionary definitions for gnomic

gnomical

Derived forms of gnomic