elfin

/ˈɛlfɪn/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness- John Mason Brown
   “thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning”
2. small and delicate
   “she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”
3. relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
   “elfin bells”
4. usually good-naturedly mischievous
   “perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”

Synonyms for elfin

• fey
• supernatural
• elflike
• small
• elfish
• elvish
• playful

Words that rhyme with elfin

• delfin