gnomic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnəʊmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nō′mik, nom′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gno•mic1  (nō′mik, nom′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a gnome.
  • gnome1 + -ic 1805–15

gno•mic2  (nō′mik, nom′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. like or containing gnomes or aphorisms.
  2. of, pertaining to, or noting a writer of aphorisms, esp. any of certain Greek poets.
Also, gno′mi•cal. 
  • Greek gnōmikós. See gnome2, -ic
  • 1805–15
gno′mi•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gnomic / ˈnəʊmɪk ˈnɒm-/, gnomical
  1. consisting of, containing, or relating to gnomes or aphorisms
ˈgnomically
'gnomic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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