English noun: gnome | |||
1. | gnome (person) a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure | ||
Synonyms | dwarf | ||
Broader (hypernym) | faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Andvari, Nibelung | ||
2. | gnome (communication) a short pithy saying expressing a general truth | ||
Broader (hypernym) | axiom, maxim | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | Murphy's Law, Sod's Law | ||