elfin | ||
1. | [ adjective ] suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness | |
Synonyms: | fey | |
Examples: | "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning" "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown |
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Related terms: | supernatural | |
2. | [ adjective ] small and delicate | |
Synonyms: | elflike | |
Examples: | "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate" "obsessed by things elfin and small" |
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Related terms: | small | |
3. | [ adjective ] relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf | |
Examples: | "elfin bells" "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance" |
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Related terms: | elf | |
4. | [ adjective ] usually good-naturedly mischievous | |
Synonyms: | elvish elfish | |
Examples: | "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight" "elvish tricks" |
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Related terms: | playful | |
Similar spelling: |
Elvin Elvina elbowing eleven |