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elfin
('/E/lf/I/n )

adjective (a)

  • relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Elfin bells.
    All the little creatures joined in the elfin dance.
    source: wordnet30
  • Relating to elves.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • A little elf or urchin.(noun)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness(adj.all)
    Example:
    Thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning.
    Synonym:
    fey
    source: wordnet30
  • small and delicate(adj.all)
    Example:
    She was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate.
    Obsessed by things elfin and small.
    Synonym:
    elflike
    source: wordnet30
  • usually good-naturedly mischievous(adj.all)
    Example:
    Perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight.
    Synonym:
    elfish, elvish
    source: wordnet30
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