'GNOME' definitions:
Definition of 'gnome'
From: WordNet
noun
A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure [syn: gnome, dwarf]
noun
A short pithy saying expressing a general truth
Definition of 'Gnome'
From: GCIDE
- Gnome \Gnome\, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai, gignw^skein, to know. See Know.]
- 1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) A small owl (Glaucidium gnoma) of the Western United States. [1913 Webster]
- 4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham. Gnomic
Synonyms of 'gnome'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adage,
- ana,
- analects,
- aphorism,
- apothegm,
- Ariel,
- axiom,
- banshee,
- Befind,
- brocard,
- brownie,
- byword,
- catchword,
- cluricaune,
- collected sayings,
- Corrigan,
- current saying,
- dictate,
- dictum,
- distich,
- dwarf,
- elemental,
- elemental spirit,
- elf,
- epigram,
- expression,
- fairy,
- fairy queen,
- fay,
- Finnbeara,
- goblin,
- golden saying,
- gremlin,
- hob,
- homunculus,
- imp,
- kobold,
- leprechaun,
- Lilliputian,
- Mab,
- manikin,
- maxim,
- midge,
- midget,
- moral,
- mot,
- motto,
- Oberon,
- oracle,
- ouphe,
- peewee,
- peri,
- phrase,
- pip-squeak,
- pithy saying,
- pixie,
- pooka,
- precept,
- prescript,
- proverb,
- proverbial saying,
- proverbs,
- puca,
- pwca,
- pygmy,
- rule,
- runt,
- salamander,
- saw,
- saying,
- sentence,
- sententious expression,
- shrimp,
- sloka,
- sprite,
- stock saying,
- sutra,
- sylph,
- sylphid,
- teaching,
- text,
- Titania,
- Tom Thumb,
- truism,
- undine,
- verse,
- wart,
- wisdom,
- wisdom literature,
- wise saying,
- witticism,
- word,
- words of wisdom
Acronyms for 'GNOME'
From: V.E.R.A.
- GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNU, GNOME, GUI)