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Gnomic vs Anomic - What's the difference?

gnomic | anomic |

As adjectives the difference between gnomic and anomic

is that gnomic is of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings) while anomic is socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated.

gnomic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, or relating to gnomes (sententious sayings).
  • * G. R. Lewes
    • a city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic poetry
  • (of a saying or aphorism) Mysterious and often incomprehensible yet seemingly wise.
    • He always makes gnomic utterances.

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    * (l)

    anomic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Socially disorganized, disoriented or alienated

    • Related terms

    * anomie

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