elfin in English

adjective

1

(with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm.

she looked up at him with an elfin grin

synonyms: elflike, elfish, elvish, pixielike, puckish, impish, playful, mischievous, dainty, delicate, small, petite, slight, little, tiny, diminutive

2

of or relating to elves.

an enchanted world of fairies in elfin glades

noun

1

an elf.

And Yarthe was empty, but for the elfin, and the elfin quite naturally took it for theirs.

2

a small North American butterfly that is typically brownish with markings on the wing margins that give the impression of scalloped edges.

adjective

elflike, elfish, elvish, pixielike, puckish, impish, playful, mischievous, dainty, delicate, small, petite, slight, little, tiny, diminutive
elfish, elvish
fey

Use "elfin" in a sentence

1. 8 A strange elfin like creature.

2. 7 She has elfin features.

3. 3 Her features were small, almost elfin.

4. 13 The cheap music turned elfin and lovely.

5. 12 She was an elfin creature -- graceful and delicate.

6. Her short hair suited her elfin face.

7. 2 Her short hair suited her elfin face.

8. 11 Men's clothes make women elfin and gorgeous.

9. 1 She had an elfin face and wide grey eyes.

10. 9 Elfin riders sat them, watchful of a sign.

11. 10 All the little creatures joined in the elfin dance.

12. 4 Winona's face is small, almost elfin, with pale skin and big eyes.

13. 23 Distance muted the gorging and tippling at the table to an elfin conviviality .

14. Distance muted the gorging and tippling at the table to an elfin conviviality .

15. This town guards a holy Elfin relic - a sapling of Brythigga, the World Tree.

16. 14 Our boyfriend's clothes make us look elfin & gorgeous. Guys look like complete idiots in ours.

17. 16 You this is elfin, make me medium your love poison does not agree tardy however antidote!

18. 18 This town guards a holy Elfin relic - a sapling of Brythigga, the World Tree.

19. The montane elfin forest was analyzed with Count the software in Shimentai Nature Reserve, Yinde, Guangdong.

20. The Elfin was driven out from the green grass, and from me the summer dream beneath the tamarind tree?

21. 15 The montane elfin forest was analyzed with Count the software in Shimentai Nature Reserve, Yinde,(www.Sentencedict.com) Guangdong.

22. Facial features frequently include a broad forehead, short nose and full cheeks, an appearance that has been described as "elfin".

23. Catholicon Ring (on everyone) Heavenly Helm (anyone who can wear it) Goddess Ring (on Serena instead of the Elfin Charm)

24. 19 The Elfin was driven out from the green grass, and from me the summer dream beneath the tamarind tree?

25. 6 One positive note at the session was Elfin Forest residents' expression of respect for Ron Brown, their resident deputy.

26. 20 As he stood peering up at the blackened brickwork there was little emotion to be found upon his elfin face.

27. 5 Reports claimed that the elfin figured star's weight plunged terrifyingly until she tipped the scales at a mere five stones.

28. 17 Through the experiments of Vaccinium vitis-idaea—Pinus pumila elfin forest and investigations on pine-nut yield, the effect of management on pine-nut yield was analyzed.

29. 22 Mohammed Akbar is a Hazara farmer with gray-blue eyes that match his tightly wound turban and an elfin face ringed by a white beard.

30. 21 In the moment when I looked into the cave a little elfin starfish hung down, suspended by the merest thread, perhaps by only a single tube foot.

31. Albho- / Indo-European roots Examples of words with the root Albho-: abele, alb, albedo, albescent, albino, albite, album, albumen, aubade, auburn, daub, elf, elfin, elven, Erl-king, oaf, Oberon.