elfin

[ el-fin ]
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adjective
  1. of or like an elf.

  2. small and charmingly spritely, merry, or mischievous.

noun
  1. an elf.

Origin of elfin

1
1560–70; alteration of Middle English elven elf, Old English elfen, ælfen nymph, equivalent to ælf elf + -en feminine suffix (cognate with German -in); ælf cognate with German Alp nightmare, puck, Old Norse alfr elf

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British Dictionary definitions for elfin

elfin

/ (ˈɛlfɪn) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or like an elf or elves

  2. small, delicate, and charming

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