gnomic

• Sich auf kurze, prägnante und oft rätselhafte Aussprüche oder Aphorismen beziehend; allgemeine Wahrheiten auf rätselhafte oder lehrhafte Weise ausdrückend.

Relating to or containing short, pithy, and often mysterious sayings or aphorisms; expressing general truths in a cryptic or sententious way.

1. Containing or relating to gnomesC2formal

   Pertaining to or characterized by short, pithy statements of general truth; aphoristic.

   Sich auf Gnome beziehend

   • The philosopher's gnomic utterances were often quoted.
   • His speech was filled with gnomic wisdom.
   • She wrote a gnomic poem about the nature of time.

   Synonymeaphoristicepigrammaticpithyproverbialsententious