gnomic
pronunciation
How to pronounce gnomic in British English:
UK [ˈnəʊmɪk]
How to pronounce gnomic in American English:
US [ˈnoʊmɪk]
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- Adjective:
- relating to or containing gnomes
Word Origin
- gnomic (adj.)
- "full of instructive sayings," 1784, from French gnomique (18c.) and directly from Late Latin gnomicus "concerned with maxims, didactic," from Greek gnomikos, from gnome "a means of knowing, a mark, token; the mind (as the organ of knowing), thought, judgment, intelligence; (one's) mind, will, purpose; a judgment, opinion; maxim, the opinion of wise men," from root of gignoskein "to come to know" (see gnostic (adj.)). Gnomical is attested from 1610s.
Example
- 1. She recites from various texts in german , french and english , makes various gnomic observations and encounters various men in various guises .
- 2. With this rather gnomic definition of the modernist art that made his family 's fortune , nahmad cancels the vodka and joins me in a glass of champagne .
- 3. And these several important contribution , according to nobel prize evaluation committee says , " include to the society that is full of gnomic imply chooses theory , give a definition to welfare and impoverished index , the research that has is a basis with experience to famine " .
- 4. And perhaps we should all raise a glass - or maybe recite a gnomic philosophical axiom - for today , 28 september , marks the historic birth date of the legendary chinese philosopher , teacher , ethicist and political thinker ( 551-479bc ) .
- 5. These transformations get less nightly attention than an italian cruise ship hitting the rocks or even a finnish politician making a gnomic comment about greece .