elfin
UKelfin
US'elfın
معنی فارسی
مانندجني ياپري وابسته بجني کوتوله بچه بدذات
معنی کامل و مثالها
/elf´in/adj., n.
● الف مانند، پریسان، جن مانند
● (مجازی) ظریف و کوچک، کوچولوموچولو
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the Old English 'ælf', meaning 'elf', with the suffix '-in' used to form adjectives.
مثال
- She had an elfin charm that was irresistible.
- His elfin features made him look younger than he was.
- The elfin creature darted between the trees.
ترکیبهای رایج
Elfin charm Elfin features Elfin grace Elfin creature
تعریف انگلیسی
adjective
- 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”
- small and delicate “she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate” “obsessed by things elfin and small”
- relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf “elfin bells” “all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance” “Pertains to noun: elf”
- usually good-naturedly mischievous “perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight” “elvish tricks”