Synonyms for elfin
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : el-fin |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl fɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for elfin Other synonyms for the word elfin
Définition of elfin
Origin :- 1590s, from elf; first found in Spenser, who may have been thinking of elven but the word also is a proper name in the Arthurian romances (Elphin).
- adj mischievous; small
- She forgot that her boy was of elfin as well as of mortal race.
- Extract from : « Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. » by Various
- It beat down the wheat and pattered like elfin bullets on the forest leaves.
- Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
- "I kick for joy," she said, her eyes shining with elfin delight.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
- Then arose great revelry and feasting in the castle of the Elfin Queen.
- Extract from : « Stories from the Ballads » by Mary MacGregor
- Why should the elfin's son be worse than the son of the devil himself?
- Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin
- They looked unearthly, elfin and strange, and in their own way they were beautiful.
- Extract from : « The Colors of Space » by Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Although the child was no beauty, she had an amusing, elfin air.
- Extract from : « The Lion's Mouse » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
- So she started off to get the bottle, but she would not let Elfin come with her.
- Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
- And, the minute he was married to the Princess, Elfin's hands got quite well.
- Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
- "And he promised me half his kingdom and the hand of his cousin the Princess," said Elfin.
- Extract from : « The Book of Dragons » by Edith Nesbit
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