Synonyms for Elfin
Definition of elfin
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
- small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"
- relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf; "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
6 synonyms found
Writing tips for "elfin"
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