Elfin Meaning

There are 4 meaning(s) for word Elfin

Meaning 1 : suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness

    Example : thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning

    Synonyms : fey
Meaning 2 : small and delicate

    Example : she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate,obsessed by things elfin and small

    Synonyms : elflike
Meaning 3 : usually good-naturedly mischievous

    Example : perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight

    Synonyms : elfish,  elvish
Meaning 4 : relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf

    Example : elfin bells,all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance