elfin

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Definitions of elfin word

noun elfin (with reference to a person) small and delicate, typically with an attractively mischievous or strange charm. 1
adjective elfin small and delicately-featured 1
adjective elfin elf-like, relating to elves 1
adjective elfin If you describe someone as elfin, you think that they are attractive because they are small and have delicate features. 0
adjective elfin of, relating to, or like an elf or elves 0
adjective elfin small, delicate, and charming 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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sylphlike — a slender, graceful woman or girl.
petite — (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.
tiny — very small; minute; wee.
fragile — brittle
dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.

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