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English adjective: elfin | |||
| 1. | elfin suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness | ||
| Samples | Thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning. The fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday. | ||
| Synonyms | fey | ||
| Similar | supernatural | ||
| Antonyms | natural | ||
| 2. | elfin small and delicate | ||
| Samples | She was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate. Obsessed by things elfin and small. | ||
| Synonyms | elflike | ||
| Similar | little, small | ||
| Antonyms | big, large | ||
| 3. | elfin relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf | ||
| Samples | Elfin bells. All the little creatures joined in the elfin dance. | ||
| 4. | elfin usually good-naturedly mischievous | ||
| Samples | Perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight. Elvish tricks. | ||
| Synonyms | elfish, elvish | ||
| Similar | playful | ||
| Antonyms | unplayful, sober, serious | ||
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