ಗೌಣ

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   adjective

   of less importance; not essential; secondary, subordinate.

2. 2.
   noun

   that which is of no or less importance; a secondary thing of subject; that which does not require or deserve serious consideration.

3. 3.
   adjective

   (rhet.) not in its original, usual, literal or exact sense; representing one concept in terms of another that may be thought of as analogous with it; metaphorical; figurative.

4. 4.
   noun

   lack of something necessary for completeness; deficiency; shortcoming; a defect.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.

   (adj.) (value) unimportant, immaterial, unessential [Ka.] ಪ್ರಧಾನ (pradʰāna)

ಕಿಟ್ಟೆಲ್ ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   (fr. ಗುಣ). subordinate, unessential, secondary; metaphorical, figurative; attributive. (Kāvy. V, 70).

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   1. ಕೀಳಾದುದು.
   2. ಕುಂದು.

2. 2.

   1. ಪ್ರಧಾನವಲ್ಲದ.
   2. ಆಲಂಕಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದ.