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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gnome1 /noʊm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mythologyone of a group of beings like dwarfs, supposedly living in the interior of the earth.
gnom•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gnome1 (nōm),USA pronunciation n. - Mythology(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. - Bankingan expert in monetary or financial affairs;
international banker or financier:the gnomes of Zurich.
- Greek gnó̄mē; see gnome2
- Neo-Latin gnomus, perh.
- French
- 1705–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See goblin, sylph.
gnome2 (nōm, nō′mē),USA pronunciation n. - a short, pithy expression of a general truth;
aphorism.
- Greek gnó̄mē judgment, opinion, purpose
- 1570–80
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gnome /nəʊm/ n - 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
- the statue of a gnome, esp in a garden
- a very small or ugly person
- facetious or derogatory an international banker or financier (esp in the phrase gnomes of Zürich)
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from New Latin gnomus, coined by Paracelsus, of obscure originˈgnomish adj |