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1. elfin
adjective. ['ˈɛlfɪn'] suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness.
Synonyms
Etymology
- elven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- elfen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Elfin
- alfin
- alphin
- buffin
- chaffin
- chafin
- chalfin
- coffin
- cyrofin
- daffin
- dauphin
- delfin
- diffin
- duffin
- dystrophin
- endorphin
- gaffin
- giffin
- goffin
- golphin
- griffin
How do you pronounce elfin?
Pronounce elfin as ˈɛlfɪn.
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2. elfin
adjective. ['ˈɛlfɪn'] small and delicate.
Etymology
- elven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- elfen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. elfin
adjective. ['ˈɛlfɪn'] usually good-naturedly mischievous.
Antonyms
Etymology
- elven (Middle English (1100-1500))
- elfen (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Sentences with elfin
1. Noun, singular or mass
The green caterpillar of the banded elfin butterfly is well camouflaged on its food plant of Virginia or pitch pine, as is the hackberry butterfly caterpillar.
2. Adjective
Easy care ground covers other than common pachysandra and myrtle include: common thyme, woolly thyme and elfin thyme.
