elfish

  • 1Elfish — Elf ish, a. Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird; scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves. Elfish light. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an expression on her small physiognomy …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2elfish — c.1200, alvisc; see ELF (Cf. elf) + ISH (Cf. ish) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 3elfish — [elf′ish] adj. like or characteristic of an elf; elfin or prankish elfishly adv. elfishness n …

    English World dictionary

  • 4elfish — /ˈɛlfɪʃ/ (say elfish) adjective 1. elf like. 2. small and mischievous. Also, elvish. –elfishly, adverb –elfishness, noun …

  • 5elfish — elf ► NOUN (pl. elves) ▪ a supernatural creature of folk tales, represented as a small, delicate human figure with pointed ears and a capricious nature. DERIVATIVES elfish adjective elven adjective (literary ) elvish adjective. ORIGIN Old English …

    English terms dictionary

  • 6elfish — adjective see elf …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7elfish — elfishly, adv. elfishness, n. /el fish/, adj. elflike; elfin; small and mischievous. Also, elvish. [1535 45; alter. of ELVISH] Syn. prankish, impish. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8elfish — adjective a) Characteristic of an elf b) mischievous …

    Wiktionary

  • 9elfish — Synonyms and related words: arch, devilish, elfin, elflike, elvish, faery, fairy, fairyish, fairylike, fay, foolish, full of mischief, gnomelike, gnomish, high spirited, impish, knavish, mischief loving, mischievous, pixieish, playful, prankish,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 10elfish — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mischievous, prankish, impish, elfin; see naughty …

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