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elfish

/ˈɛlfɪʃ/

elfish adjective: characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.

Adjective

elfish (comparative more elfish, superlative most elfish)

  1. Characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
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  2. Mischievous.

elfish meaning in Bengali and Kannada

elfish in Bengali

এলফের বৈশিষ্ট্যপূর্ণ, এলফিন, দুষ্টু

elfish in Kannada

ಸಣ್ಣ, ಗಿಡ್ಡ, ಪುಟಾಣಿ, ತುಂಟ, ಕೀಟಲೆ ಮಾಡುವ

Synonyms of elfish

  • list in elven

Forms of elfish

comparativemore elfish
superlativemost elfish
alternative formelvish

Origin of elfish

From elf + -ish.

Words formed from elfish

Questions about elfish

What does elfish mean?
Elfish means characteristic of an elf; elfin, elven.
What is elfish in Bengali?
Elfish in Bengali is এলফের বৈশিষ্ট্যপূর্ণ, এলফিন, দুষ্টু. See Elfish meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is elfish?
Elfish is an adjective.
How do you pronounce elfish?
Elfish is pronounced /ˈɛlfɪʃ/.

Words near elfish in the dictionary

  1. elfinly
  2. elfinness
  3. elfins
  4. elfinwood
  5. elfinwoods
  6. elfish
  7. elfishly
  8. elfishness
  9. elfism
  10. elfisms
  11. elfist

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elfish (page history and authors); elfish (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); elfish (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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