Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A female gnome. See
gnome , 1.
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Examples
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The performance was an utter farce, with an obese sylph who made the entire balcony shudder, and the gnomide a dwarf made up as an old woman; Eraste a lecher and Arlequin a drunkard.
Theatre de la Foire Young Geoffrion 2009
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The performance was an utter farce, with an obese sylph who made the entire balcony shudder, and the gnomide a dwarf made up as an old woman; Eraste a lecher and Arlequin a drunkard.
Archive 2009-03-01 Young Geoffrion 2009
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Hannah picked Goody up and carried him a distance from the gnomide.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
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No, it was a gnomide, a female gnome, standing about a third Hannah's height, or somewhat shorter than Goody.
Pet Peeve Anthony, Piers 2005
pavonine commented on the word gnomide
A female gnome. OED Used by Nabokov in Lolita-kiddoid gnomide
August 31, 2009
qms commented on the word gnomide
A gnome alone wants his own bride.
(It's bliss to be wed, goes the bromide.)
But search as he might
The chances are slight
The garden will harbor a gnomide.
The only pronunciation guidance I can find for this word in English is the OED's /ˈnəʊmɪd/, which can be rendered "gnome-id." When googled the word appears most often in French texts. It seems to be a direct borrowing from French and if the French pronunciation is used it would be "gnome-eed." However in English the overwhelming number of words ending in "-ide" are pronounced as in "ride." This last sounds most natural to me; I prefer it and declare the word domesticated. Should there be a general outcry to protest this decision I will reconsider.
September 19, 2015