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elfin

DEFINITIONS OF: elfin

1

adj relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf

“elfin bells”
“all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance”

adj small and delicate

“she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”
“obsessed by things elfin and small”
Synonyms:
elflike
little, small
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

adj usually good-naturedly mischievous

“perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”
Synonyms:
elfish, elvish
playful
full of fun and high spirits

adj suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

“thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning”
Synonyms:
fey
supernatural
not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
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