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elfin

[ el-fin ]

adjective

  1. of or like an elf.
  2. small and charmingly spritely, merry, or mischievous.


noun

  1. an elf.

elfin

/ 藞蓻濒蹿瑟苍 /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or like an elf or elves
  2. small, delicate, and charming
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of elfin1

1560鈥70; alteration of Middle English elven elf, Old English elfen, 忙濒蹿en nymph, equivalent to 忙濒蹿 elf + -en feminine suffix (cognate with German -in ); 忙濒蹿 cognate with German Alp nightmare, puck, Old Norse alfr elf
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Soon I was navigating the reading nooks and chef鈥檚 kitchens of an elfin cottage, a gothic coastal A-frame, a cozy 鈥渓och house鈥 in the Scottish Highlands.

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Smiling his little elfin smile, he sometimes looks no older than that 11-year-old boy who had the world taken from him.

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"Chalamet is elfin and puckish, unworldly and possessed of a Paddingtonian innocence and charm - and a nice singing voice - without being insufferable," he wrote.

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With her elfin features and skinhead look she was one of pop music's most recognisable figures.

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Recognizable by her shaved head and elfin features, O鈥機onnor began her career singing on the streets of Dublin and soon rose to international fame.

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