Elf

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A small, often mischievous creature considered to have magical powers.
  • n. A lively, mischievous child.
  • n. A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A mythical, supernatural being resembling but seen as distinct from humans.
  • n. A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
  • n. Any of the magical, humanoid, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
  • n. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
  • v. To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An imaginary being superstitiously supposed to inhabit unfrequented places, and in various ways to affect mankind; a sprite; a fairy; a goblin.
  • n. A mischievous or wicked person; a knave; a rogue.
  • n. A diminutive person; a dwarf; hence, a pet name for a child, especially one who is very sprightly and graceful.
  • To entangle intricately, as the hair.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
  • n. below 3 kilohertz
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    fay    dwarf    fairy    brownie    hobbit   
    Variant
    elves   
    Form
    elfinwood    elflock    elfish    Elfland    elfin   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    dwarf    demon    sprite    fairy    imp    elfin    Pygmy    puck    pixy    urchin   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Himself    delph    herself    himself    hisself    itself    myself    oneself    ourself    self   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    drow    goblin    dwarf    witch    gnome    wizard    troll    mage    barbarian    warrior