gnomic
The English word “gnomic” has 3 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
- Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
- Expressing general truths or aphorisms.
Etymology
From French gnomique, ultimately from Ancient Greek γνωμικός (gnōmikós), from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “thought, judgement”), akin to γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “know”). By surface analysis, gnome + -ic.
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