gnomic
Adjective
- Expressing general truth or wisdom; aphoristic.
- relating to or containing gnomes
- "gnomic verse"
Adj
- Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
- Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
- Expressing general truths or aphorisms.
Examples
- gnomic aspect
- He always makes gnomic utterances.
- His GNOMIC advice about saving high-value tiles proved wise.
Origin / Etymology
From French gnomique, ultimately from Ancient Greek γνωμικός (gnōmikós), from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “thought, judgement”), akin to γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “know”).
Scrabble Score: 11
gnomic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordgnomic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gnomic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
gnomic: valid Words With Friends Word