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elfin
Overview of adj elfin
The adj elfin has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (1) elfin, fey -- (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)
2. (1) elfin, elflike -- (small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small")
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, elfish, elvish -- (usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks")
Antonyms of adj elfin
3 of 4 senses of elfin
Sense 1
elfin, fey
INDIRECT (VIA supernatural) -> natural
Sense 2
elfin, elflike
INDIRECT (VIA small, little) -> large, big
INDIRECT (VIA small, little) -> large, big
Sense 4
elfin, elfish, elvish
INDIRECT (VIA playful) -> unplayful, serious, sober
Similarity of adj elfin
4 senses of elfin
Sense 1
elfin, fey
=> supernatural (vs. natural)
Sense 2
elfin, elflike
=> small (vs. large), little (vs. big)
Sense 3
elfin
Pertains to noun elf (Sense 1)
=>elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp
=> fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
Sense 4
elfin, elfish, elvish
=> playful (vs. unplayful)
Pertainyms of adj elfin
1 of 4 senses of elfin
Sense 3
elfin
Pertains to noun elf (Sense 1)
=>elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp
=> fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite
Attributes of adj elfin
Domain of adj elfin
Domain Terms of adj elfin
Familiarity of adj elfin
elfin used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj elfin
elfin
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