Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gnomish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: gnomish
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.

adj

Belonging to a race of gnomes.

adj

aphoristic; gnomic

Example Sentences

"Whoever had taken Vanessa had brushed past the gnomish wizard with no more thought than one gave a mosquito, and the result of that encounter had been astonishingly violent—and final."

Etymology

Etymology tree French gnomebor. English gnome Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English gnomish From gnome + -ish.

Derived Forms

gnomishly gnomishness

Questions

What does gnomish mean?: Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
Where does gnomish come from?: Etymology tree French gnomebor. English gnome Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English gnomish From gnome + -ish.

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