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gnomish

gnomish adjective: resembling a gnome; gnomelike.

Adjective

gnomish

  1. Resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
  2. Belonging to a race of gnomes.
    • 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.2011, David Niall Wilson, Heart of a Dragon
  3. aphoristic; gnomic

gnomish meaning in Bengali

gnomish in Bengali

গ্নোম, বামনসদৃশ, বামনের মতো, গ্নোম জাতিসমূহের অন্তর্ভুক্ত, সংক্ষিপ্ত বাণীমূলক, জ্ঞানবাচক

Origin of gnomish

From gnome + -ish.

Words formed from gnomish

Questions about gnomish

What does gnomish mean?
Gnomish means resembling a gnome; gnomelike.
What is gnomish in Bengali?
Gnomish in Bengali is গ্নোম, বামনসদৃশ, বামনের মতো. See Gnomish meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gnomish?
Gnomish is an adjective.

Words near gnomish in the dictionary

  1. gnomical
  2. gnomically
  3. gnomicide
  4. gnomide
  5. gnomides
  6. gnomish
  7. gnomishly
  8. gnomishness
  9. gnomism
  10. gnomisms
  11. gnomist

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