Elfin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; ; - John Mason Brown

small and delicate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlfɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlfɪn/.

Examples

thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday
she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

elvish fey elfish elflike

Parts of Speech

adjective	suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; ; - John Mason Brown “thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning”
adjective	small and delicate “she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate”
adjective	relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf “elfin bells”
adjective	usually good-naturedly mischievous “perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight”

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

elfe

évocateur d'un elfe dans l'étrangeté et l'au-delà ; ; - John Mason Brown

🇪🇸Spanish

duendecillo

sugestivo de un elfo en extrañeza y sobrenaturalidad; ; -John Mason Brown

🇮🇹Italian

elfico

suggestivo di un elfo in stranezza e ultraterrena; ; - John Mason Brown

🇳🇱Dutch

elfachtig

suggestief voor een elf in vreemdheid en buitenaardsheid; ; -John Mason Brown

🇵🇹Portuguese

élfico

sugestivo de um elfo estranho e sobrenatural; ; - John Mason Brown

🇷🇺Russian

эльфийский

наводит на мысль об эльфе в странности и потусторонности; ; - Джон Мейсон Браун

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परि-संबंधी

विचित्रता और अलौकिकता में एक योगिनी का सूचक; ; - जॉन मेसन ब्राउन

🇧🇩Bengali

এলফিন

অদ্ভুততা এবং অন্য জগতের মধ্যে একটি পরী ইঙ্গিত; ; - জন মেসন ব্রাউন

🇮🇳Tamil

எல்ஃபின்

விசித்திரம் மற்றும் பிற உலகத்தில் ஒரு தெய்வத்தை பரிந்துரைக்கிறது; ; - ஜான் மேசன் பிரவுன்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎల్ఫిన్

విచిత్రం మరియు మరోప్రపంచంలో ఒక elf యొక్క సూచన; ; - జాన్ మాసన్ బ్రౌన్

🇮🇳Marathi

एल्फिन

विचित्रपणा आणि इतर जगतामध्ये एल्फचे सूचक; ; - जॉन मेसन ब्राउन

🇮🇳Gujarati

એલ્ફિન

વિચિત્રતા અને અન્ય વિશ્વનીતામાં પિશાચનું સૂચક; ; - જ્હોન મેસન બ્રાઉન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಲ್ಫಿನ್

ವಿಚಿತ್ರತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾರಮಾರ್ಥಿಕತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಯಕ್ಷಿಣಿಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ; - ಜಾನ್ ಮೇಸನ್ ಬ್ರೌನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

എൽഫിൻ

അപരിചിതത്വത്തിലും പാരത്രികതയിലും ഒരു കുട്ടിയാനയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്; ; - ജോൺ മേസൺ ബ്രൗൺ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਲਫਿਨ

ਅਜੀਬਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੁਨਿਆਵੀਪਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਐਲਫ ਦਾ ਸੁਝਾਅ; ; - ਜੌਨ ਮੇਸਨ ਬ੍ਰਾਊਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایلفن

عجیب و غریب اور دوسری دنیاوی پن میں ایک یلف کا اشارہ؛ ; - جان میسن براؤن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小精灵

让人联想到陌生和超凡脱俗的精灵； ; ——约翰·梅森·布朗

🇯🇵Japanese

エルフ

奇妙さと異世界のエルフを暗示します。 ; - ジョン・メイソン・ブラウン

🇰🇷Korean

꼬마 요정 같은

기이함과 초자연적인 엘프를 암시합니다. ; - 존 메이슨 브라운

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yêu tinh

gợi nhớ đến một yêu tinh trong sự kỳ lạ và thế giới khác; ; - John Mason Brown

🇹🇭Thai

พวกเอลฟ์

เป็นการชี้นำของเอลฟ์ในความแปลกประหลาดและนอกโลก ; - จอห์น เมสัน บราวน์

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti peri

sugestif tentang peri dalam keanehan dan dunia lain; ; - John Mason Brown

🇵🇭Filipino

duwende

nagmumungkahi ng isang duwende sa pagiging kakaiba at hindi makamundong; ; - John Mason Brown

🇲🇾Malay

bunian

membayangkan peri dalam keanehan dan keduniawian lain; ; - John Mason Brown

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قزم

توحي بقزم في الغرابة والعالم الآخر ؛ ; - جون ماسون براون

🇮🇷Persian

جن

حکایت از یک جن در غرابت و ماورایی؛ ; - جان میسون براون

🇹🇷Turkish

cin

tuhaflık ve öteki dünyaya ait olma konusunda bir elfi andırıyor; ; -John Mason Brown

🇮🇱Hebrew

אלפין

מרמז על שדון במוזרות ובזולת עולם; ; - ג'ון מייסון בראון

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The primary meaning of 'elfin' is 'suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; ; - John Mason Brown'.

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