ELFIN

elfin, elflike

(adjective) small and delicate; “she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”; “obsessed by things elfin and small”

elfin, fey

(adjective) suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; “thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning”; “the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday”- John Mason Brown

elfin, elfish, elvish

(adjective) usually good-naturedly mischievous; “perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”; “elvish tricks”

elfin

(adjective) relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf; “elfin bells”; “all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

elfin (plural elfins)

An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.

A little urchin or child.

Any of the butterflies in the subgenus Incisalia of the North American lycaenid genus Callophrys.

Etymology 2

Adjective

elfin (comparative more elfin, superlative most elfin)

Relating to or resembling an elf or elves, especially in its tiny size or features.

Synonyms

• see list in elven

Anagrams

• lifen, nifle

Source: Wiktionary

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Elf"in, a.

Definition: Relating to elves.

Elf"in, n.

Definition: A little elf or urchin. Shenstone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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