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    elfin

    elfin - Dictionary definition and meaning for word elfin

    Definition
    (adj) suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
    Synonyms : fey
    Example Sentence
    • thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
    • the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday
    Definition
    (adj) small and delicate
    Synonyms : elflike
    Example Sentence
    • she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
    • obsessed by things elfin and small
    Definition
    (adj) relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
    Example Sentence
    • elfin bells
    • all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance
    Definition
    (adj) usually good-naturedly mischievous
    Synonyms : elfish , elvish
    Example Sentence
    • perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
    • elvish tricks
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