1. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure (Freq. 1) • Syn: dwarf • Derivationally related forms: gnomic • Hypernyms: fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite • Hyponyms: Nibelung, Andvari 2. a short pithy saying expressing a general truth • Hypernyms: maxim, axiom • Hyponyms: Murphy's Law, Sod's Law
