Dictionary definition · elfin
adjective
- suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"
- small and delicate"she was an elfin creature — graceful and delicate"
- relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf"elfin bells"
- usually good-naturedly mischievous"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).