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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.
gnome, in European folklore, dwarfish, subterranean goblin or earth spirit who guards mines of precious treasures hidden in the earth. He is represented in medieval mythologies as a small, physically deformed (usually hunchbacked) creature resembling a dry, gnarled old man.
The gnome, a dwarf-like inhabitant of the earth, has long captured the imagination of children and adults alike — witness the popularity of gnome statues in gardens. Appropriately, the word gnome is perhaps (just perhaps!) from gēnomos, an unrecorded Greek word for "earth-dweller."
Definition of gnome noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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.
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.
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.
GNOME definition: an imaginary little man with a pointed hat: . Learn more.
