Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun gnome

2 senses of gnome

Sense 1
gnome, dwarf -- (a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure)
       => fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite -- (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)

Sense 2
gnome -- (a short pithy saying expressing a general truth)
       => maxim, axiom -- (a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits)