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. (

• elfin ,
• elflike

) small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature;

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" ;