gnomelike
9.2
Looking or acting like a small, magic creature with a pointed hat
- adjective
- /ˈnoʊmˌlaɪk/
- Literature
:
gnómico
- She found the gnomelike statue particularly charming, with its oversized hat and mischievous smile.
Examples
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The old man had a gnomelike appearance, with a long beard and a twinkle in his eye.
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She said she'd seen a boy- very small, very thin... almost gnomelike- and he was trying to come up through the floor.
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Wrinkles—no, crevasses—lined a face rendered gnomelike by passing decades.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the garden, the gnomelike figure stood quietly, watching over the flowers.
Synonyms
1
9.9
Small and odd in a way that looks like a tiny magical creature with a long beard
focuses on general appearance or manner rather than specific small odd shape
How Gnome-like
gnomish
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9.9
- Literature
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9.9
gnomelike
- Literature
Surface Forms
gnomelike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Gnomelike comes from the word gnome, which later became the name for a small, earth-dwelling creature in stories and garden statues, often shown as short and mysterious. So gnomelike can mean 'looking or acting like a gnome', for example small, curious, or quietly wise in appearance or manner.