adj
Meaning 1
Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
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Standard Lemma guide
gnomish
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adj
Meaning 2
Belonging to a race of gnomes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: fantasy
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adj
Meaning 3
aphoristic; gnomic
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
used of small deformed creatures
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English gnome Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English gnomish From gnome + -ish.