n.
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from New Latin gnomus
Date: 1661
1 : an ageless and often deformed dwarf of folklore who lives in the earth and usually guards treasure
2 : an elemental being in the theory of Paracelsus that inhabits earth
– gnome · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
– gnom · ish \ ' n ō -mish \ adjective