GNOME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A short pithy saying expressing a general truth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("gnome" is a kind of...):

axiom; maxim (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gnome"):

Murphy's Law; Sod's Law (humorous axiom stating that anything that can go wrong will go wrong)

Meaning:

A legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

Synonyms:

dwarf; gnome

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("gnome" is a kind of...):

faerie; faery; fairy; fay; sprite (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gnome"):

Nibelung ((German mythology) any of the group of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried)

Andvari ((Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki)

Derivation:

gnomic (relating to or containing gnomes)