elfin

elf·in  (lfn)

adj.

1.

a. Relating to or suggestive of an elf.

b. Made, done, or produced by an elf.

2. Small and sprightly or mischievous.

3. Having a magical quality or charm; fairylike: moved across the dimly lit stage with elfin grace.

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[Probably from Middle English elvene, pl. of elve, elf, from Old English -elfen (as in wuduelfen, dryad); see albho- in Indo-European roots.]

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elfin [ˈɛlfɪn]

adj

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

2. small, delicate, and charming

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	elfin - 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"- John Mason Brown fey supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material; "supernatural forces and occurrences and beings"
	2.	elfin - small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small" elflike little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
	3.	elfin - 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.	elfin - usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks" elfish, elvish playful - full of fun and high spirits; "playful children just let loose from school"

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elfin

adjective elflike, charming, arch, playful, mischievous, sprightly, impish, puckish, frolicsome, ludic (literary), elvish, prankish, elfish Wilfred gave him a mischievous, elfin grin.

Translations

elfin [ˈelfɪn] ADJ → de duende(s), mágico (Nordic Myth) → de elfo(s)

elfin [ˈɛlfɪn] adj [face] → délicat(e)

elfin

adj

(= attractive) → elfenhaft

(Myth) → elfisch

elfin [ˈɛlfɪn] adj → da elfo; (belonging to elves) → degli elfi