elfin
adjective
[ ˈɛlfɪn ]
• (of a person or their face) small and delicate, typically with a mischievous charm.
• "her black hair suited her elfin face"
Similar:
elflike,
elfish,
elvish,
pixie-like,
puckish,
impish,
playful,
mischievous,
dainty,
delicate,
small,
petite,
slight,
little,
tiny,
diminutive,
• relating to elves.
• "an enchanted world of fairies in elfin glades"
elfin
noun
• an elf.
• a small North American butterfly that is typically brownish with markings on the wing margins that give the impression of scalloped edges.
Origin:
late 16th century: from elf, probably suggested by Middle English elvene ‘of elves’, and by Elphin, the name of a character in Arthurian romance.
