Elfin has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
1
An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
Adjective
1
suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"
"the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"
2
small and delicate
"she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"
"obsessed by things elfin and small"
3
relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
"elfin bells"
"all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
4
usually good-naturedly mischievous
"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"
"elvish tricks"
5
Relating to or resembling an elf or elves, especially in its tiny size or features.
Example Sentences
"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"
adjective
"the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"
adjective
"she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"
adjective
"obsessed by things elfin and small"
adjective
"elfin bells"
adjective
"all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
adjective
"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"
adjective
"elvish tricks"
adjective