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(satellite adjective) small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small" |
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Synonyms: elflike |
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(satellite 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 |
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Synonyms: fey |
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(satellite adjective) usually goodnaturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" |
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Synonyms: elfish, elvish |
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(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" |
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