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noun
- 1. a legendary dwarfish creature supposed to guard the earth's treasures underground.
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a person who works by using their mind, but does not talk to, and is not known by, the public: The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software. the gnomes of Zurich UK disapproving.
1. : an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure. 2. : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits earth. gnomelike. ˈnōm-ˌlīk. adjective. gnomish. ˈnō-mish. adjective. Synonyms. Noun (2) brownie. dwarf. elf. faerie. faery. fairy. fay. goblin. gremlin. hobgoblin. kobold.
a person who works by using their mind, but does not talk to, and is not known by, the public: The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches on the new software. the gnomes of Zurich UK disapproving.
Gnome definition: (in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth and act as guardians of its treasures; troll.. See examples of GNOME used in a sentence.
noun. 1. one of a species of legendary creatures, usually resembling small misshapen old men, said to live in the depths of the earth and guard buried treasure. 2. the statue of a gnome, esp in a garden. 3. a very small or ugly person. 4. facetious or derogatory.
n. 1. (European Myth & Legend) one of a species of legendary creatures, usually resembling small misshapen old men, said to live in the depths of the earth and guard buried treasure. 2. the statue of a gnome, esp in a garden. 3. a very small or ugly person.
Definition of gnome noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.