'Gnomic' definitions:
Definition of 'gnomic'
From: WordNet
adjective
Relating to or containing gnomes; "gnomic verse"
Definition of 'Gnomic'
From: GCIDE
- Gnomic \Gnom"ic\, Gnomical \Gnom"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. gnomique. See Gnome maxim.] Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking detached thoughts; aphoristic. [1913 Webster]
- A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry. --G. R. Lewes. [1913 Webster]
- Gnomic Poets, Greek poets, as Theognis and Solon, of the sixth century B. C., whose writings consist of short sententious precepts and reflections. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'gnomic'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abbreviated,
- abridged,
- aphoristic,
- aposiopestic,
- axiomatic,
- brief,
- brusque,
- clipped,
- close,
- compact,
- compendious,
- compressed,
- concise,
- condensed,
- contracted,
- crisp,
- curt,
- cut,
- docked,
- elliptic,
- epigrammatic,
- formulaic,
- formulistic,
- laconic,
- pithy,
- platitudinous,
- pointed,
- proverbial,
- pruned,
- pungent,
- reserved,
- sententious,
- short,
- short and sweet,
- shortened,
- Spartan,
- succinct,
- summary,
- synopsized,
- taciturn,
- terse,
- tight,
- to the point,
- truncated