gnomic

Meaning

1. Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
2. Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
3. Expressing general truths or aphorisms.

Synonyms

cryptical

enigmatic

enigmatical

gnomish

mystic

sibylline

Translations

gnomico

gnomique

gnomisch

axiomatique

assiomatico

aforistico

axiomatisch

aforístico

enigmático

aforístico

axiomàtic

gnómico

aphoristisch

Etymology

From French gnomique, ultimately from Ancient Greek γνωμικός (gnōmikós), from γνώμη (gnṓmē, “thought, judgement”), akin to γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “know”). By surface analysis, gnome + -ic.