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Meaning of 'elfin' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elfin [ a.]
- Relating to elves.
2 . Elfin [ n.]
- A little elf or urchin.

Meaning of 'elfin' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . elfin [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
Example in sentence:
  • all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance;
  • elfin bells
2 . elfin [ s]
Meaning (2):
- usually good-naturedly mischievous
Example in sentence:
  • elvish tricks;
  • perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
Meaning (3):
- small and delicate
Example in sentence:
  • obsessed by things elfin and small;
  • she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
Meaning (4):
- suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
Example in sentence:
  • the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday;
  • thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning

Nearby Words:

elf elfish elfishly elfishness elfkin elfland elflock

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