elfin, adj.
freq. cnt. 2
freq. cnt. 2
small and delicate
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
elfin elflike
sample sentences
"she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate""obsessed by things elfin and small"
semantic pointers
similar to
suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
elfin fey
sample sentences
"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning""the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown
semantic pointers
similar to
usually good-naturedly mischievous
<adj.all>
elfin elfish elvish
sample sentences
"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight""elvish tricks"
semantic pointers
similar to
relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
<adj.pert>
elfin
sample sentences
"elfin bells""all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
lexical pointers
derived from/pertains to