Elfin - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈelfɪn|  American pronunciation of the word elfin
Brit.  |ˈelfɪn|  British pronunciation of the word elfin

adjective

- suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness (syn: fey)
thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
- small and delicate
she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
obsessed by things elfin and small
- usually good-naturedly mischievous (syn: elfish, elvish)
perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight

Extra examples

They were delighted with the child's elfin charm.

...the heroine in the story has an elfin beauty that men find irresistible...

She had an elfin face and wide grey eyes.

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