elfin
AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Adjective (4)
- 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”Synonyms: fey
- small and delicate“she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”“obsessed by things elfin and small”Synonyms: elflike
- relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf“elfin bells”“all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance”
- usually good-naturedly mischievous“perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”“elvish tricks”Synonyms: elfishelvish
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Thecla \Thec"la\, n. Any one of many species of small delicately colored butterflies belonging to Thecla and allied genera; -- called also hairstreak, and elfin. [1913 Webster]
Elfin \Elf"in\ (-[i^]n), a. Relating to elves. [1913 Webster]
Elfin \Elf"in\, n. A little elf or urchin. --Shenstone. [1913 Webster]