elfin Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
   fey.
   
   • thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
   • the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown
2. adjective satellite small and delicate
   elflike.
   
   • she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
   • obsessed by things elfin and small
3. 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
4. adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
   elfish; elvish.
   
   • perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
   • elvish tricks

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