gnomicadj.¹n.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊmɪk/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊmɪk/

Etymology: < Greek γνωμικός dealing in maxims, sententious, < γνώμη gnome n.¹; compare French gnomique.

A. adj.¹

a. Of the nature of, or consisting of, gnomes or general maxims. Also spec. with reference to Old English verse. gnomic poet, a composer of gnomic verses.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [adjective]

sententiala1475

sententious1542

topic1581

apophthegmatical?1589

topical1594

adagial1647

aphoristical1661

gnomonic1706

axiomatical1738

gnomologic1751

aphoristic1753

maximical1779

apophthegmatic1796

aphorismic1798

gnomic1815

aphorismatic1822

axiomatic1835

maximic1854

aphorismical1880

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > gnomic poet(s)

gnomograph1564

gnomographera1620

the gnomics1821

gnomic poet1873

gnomist1874

1815 J. Jebb Corr. (1834) II. 257 Some gnomic verses from Bishop Ken.

1826 W. D. Conybeare in J. J. Conybeare Illustr. Anglo-Saxon Poetry 205 Another gnomic poem..concludes by tracing the origin of discord to the homicide of Cain.

1838 Fraser's Mag. 18 130 In Aeschylus, the poetical faculty developed itself in grandeur;..in Euripides, in gnomic wisdom, sententious philosophy.

1842 B. Thorpe Codex Exoniensis p. viii The ‘Gnomic Verses’ are, as their title imports, a string of proverbial sentences.

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxix. 110 Amidst the multifarious veins in which Archilochus displayed his genius, moralising or gnomic poetry is not wanting.

1871 H. Sweet in W. C. Hazlitt Warton's Hist. Eng. Poetry II. 18 The curious poem, Salomon and Saturn, consists also of a variety of gnomic sentences, mixed..with a variety of other matter.

1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets iii. 65 Gnomic poets are simply those who embody γνῶμαι or sententious maxims on life and morals in their verse.

1882 A. W. Ward Dickens ii. 25 The fashion of Sam's gnomic philosophy is at least as old as Theocritus.

1914 B. C. Williams Gnomic Poetry in Anglo-Saxon 6 Anglo-Saxon verse is gnomic so far as the presence of gnomic lines here and there adds sententiousness.

1948 K. Malone in A. C. Baugh Lit. Hist. Eng. i. i. iii. 26 One might have expected to find end-stopping used a good deal in the gnomic verses.

b. Grammar. gnomic aorist (see quots.).

ΚΠ

1867 F. W. Farrar Greek Syntax §154 The aorist is used in proverbs, &c. (gnomic aorist) to express what once happened, and has thereby established a precedent for all time.

1884 F. De F. Allen Hadley's Greek Gram. (rev. ed.) §840 Gnomic Aorist.—General truths are often expressed by the aorist indicative, as having proved true in past instances.

B. n. plural.

the gnomics (= French les gnomiques), the older Greek gnomic poets.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > gnomic poet(s)

gnomograph1564

gnomographera1620

the gnomics1821

gnomic poet1873

gnomist1874

1821 T. Campbell in New Monthly Mag. 2 238 In the days of Solon and Theognis, we find the observations of the gnomics on the oeconomy of life pretty various.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

gnomicadj.²

Brit.

/ˈnəʊmɪk/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊmɪk/

Etymology: < gnome n.² + -ic suffix.

= gnomish adj.; also occasionally, being a gnome, dwarf-like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective]

shorta900

littleOE

lowa1398

untallc1535

dwarfish1542

shrimpish1549

pygmy1592

shrubby1603

dapper1606

punya1616

runtisha1642

truss1674

sesquipedalian1741

smally1764

petite1766

elfin1796

scram1825

squibbish1826

gnomic1845

dwarf-like1850

knee-high to a grasshopper1851

underhanded1856

nanoid1857

whipping-snapping1861

scrunty1868

midget1875

short-set1883

sawed-off1887

strunty1897

munchkin1930

sawn-off1936

short-arsed1951

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [adjective] > like a gnome

gnome-like1801

gnomish1822

gnomic1845

1845 de Chatelain & Hazlitt tr. Musäus's Legends of Rubezahl 68 He saw through the trees..a girl, lovely and fine-formed as Venus... This vision had such an effect upon his gnomic Majesty, that he well nigh forgot his spiritual nature.

1966 P. Scott Jewel in Crown i. 10 It was the senior chaplain, an elderly man with..a fringe of distinguishing white hair surrounding his gnomic head.

1972 M. Shadbolt Strangers & Journeys iii. 41 A thin wizened little man, quite gnomic, who looked entirely at ease.

1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 July 763/3 Louis Howe, a fellow-journalist who became a political craftsman, was untidy and often looked like an ash-tray. His gnomic frame was racked by asthma.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gnomic
释义	gnomicadj.¹n. Brit. /ˈnəʊmɪk/, U.S. /ˈnoʊmɪk/ Etymology: < Greek γνωμικός dealing in maxims, sententious, < γνώμη gnome n.¹; compare French gnomique. A. adj.¹ a. Of the nature of, or consisting of, gnomes or general maxims. Also spec. with reference to Old English verse. gnomic poet, a composer of gnomic verses. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [adjective] sententiala1475 sententious1542 topic1581 apophthegmatical?1589 topical1594 adagial1647 aphoristical1661 gnomonic1706 axiomatical1738 gnomologic1751 aphoristic1753 maximical1779 apophthegmatic1796 aphorismic1798 gnomic1815 aphorismatic1822 axiomatic1835 maximic1854 aphorismical1880 society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > gnomic poet(s) gnomograph1564 gnomographera1620 the gnomics1821 gnomic poet1873 gnomist1874 1815 J. Jebb Corr. (1834) II. 257 Some gnomic verses from Bishop Ken. 1826 W. D. Conybeare in J. J. Conybeare Illustr. Anglo-Saxon Poetry 205 Another gnomic poem..concludes by tracing the origin of discord to the homicide of Cain. 1838 Fraser's Mag. 18 130 In Aeschylus, the poetical faculty developed itself in grandeur;..in Euripides, in gnomic wisdom, sententious philosophy. 1842 B. Thorpe Codex Exoniensis p. viii The ‘Gnomic Verses’ are, as their title imports, a string of proverbial sentences. 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxix. 110 Amidst the multifarious veins in which Archilochus displayed his genius, moralising or gnomic poetry is not wanting. 1871 H. Sweet in W. C. Hazlitt Warton's Hist. Eng. Poetry II. 18 The curious poem, Salomon and Saturn, consists also of a variety of gnomic sentences, mixed..with a variety of other matter. 1873 J. A. Symonds Stud. Greek Poets iii. 65 Gnomic poets are simply those who embody γνῶμαι or sententious maxims on life and morals in their verse. 1882 A. W. Ward Dickens ii. 25 The fashion of Sam's gnomic philosophy is at least as old as Theocritus. 1914 B. C. Williams Gnomic Poetry in Anglo-Saxon 6 Anglo-Saxon verse is gnomic so far as the presence of gnomic lines here and there adds sententiousness. 1948 K. Malone in A. C. Baugh Lit. Hist. Eng. i. i. iii. 26 One might have expected to find end-stopping used a good deal in the gnomic verses. b. Grammar. gnomic aorist (see quots.). ΚΠ 1867 F. W. Farrar Greek Syntax §154 The aorist is used in proverbs, &c. (gnomic aorist) to express what once happened, and has thereby established a precedent for all time. 1884 F. De F. Allen Hadley's Greek Gram. (rev. ed.) §840 Gnomic Aorist.—General truths are often expressed by the aorist indicative, as having proved true in past instances. B. n. plural. the gnomics (= French les gnomiques), the older Greek gnomic poets. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > poetry > poet > poet by kind of poem > [noun] > gnomic poet(s) gnomograph1564 gnomographera1620 the gnomics1821 gnomic poet1873 gnomist1874 1821 T. Campbell in New Monthly Mag. 2 238 In the days of Solon and Theognis, we find the observations of the gnomics on the oeconomy of life pretty various. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). gnomicadj.² Brit. /ˈnəʊmɪk/, U.S. /ˈnoʊmɪk/ Etymology: < gnome n.² + -ic suffix. = gnomish adj.; also occasionally, being a gnome, dwarf-like. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > shortness > [adjective] shorta900 littleOE lowa1398 untallc1535 dwarfish1542 shrimpish1549 pygmy1592 shrubby1603 dapper1606 punya1616 runtisha1642 truss1674 sesquipedalian1741 smally1764 petite1766 elfin1796 scram1825 squibbish1826 gnomic1845 dwarf-like1850 knee-high to a grasshopper1851 underhanded1856 nanoid1857 whipping-snapping1861 scrunty1868 midget1875 short-set1883 sawed-off1887 strunty1897 munchkin1930 sawn-off1936 short-arsed1951 the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > fairy or elf > [adjective] > like a gnome gnome-like1801 gnomish1822 gnomic1845 1845 de Chatelain & Hazlitt tr. Musäus's Legends of Rubezahl 68 He saw through the trees..a girl, lovely and fine-formed as Venus... This vision had such an effect upon his gnomic Majesty, that he well nigh forgot his spiritual nature. 1966 P. Scott Jewel in Crown i. 10 It was the senior chaplain, an elderly man with..a fringe of distinguishing white hair surrounding his gnomic head. 1972 M. Shadbolt Strangers & Journeys iii. 41 A thin wizened little man, quite gnomic, who looked entirely at ease. 1982 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 July 763/3 Louis Howe, a fellow-journalist who became a political craftsman, was untidy and often looked like an ash-tray. His gnomic frame was racked by asthma. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.¹n.1815adj.²1845
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