Main Entry: ²gnome

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 \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— gnom·ish \ˈnō-mish\ adjective