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elvish

/ˈɛlvɪʃ/

elvish adjective: of or having to do with elves; elven.

Adjective

elvish (comparative more elvish, superlative most elvish)

  1. Of or having to do with elves; elven.
    Synonyms:
    list in elven

Proper noun capitalized: Elvish

Elvish

  1. The language spoken by elves.
    • These difficult runes are written in Elvish.

elvish meaning in Tamil and Bengali

elvish in Tamil

குறும்பு செய்கிற, தந்திரமான

elvish in Bengali

এলফ সংক্রান্ত, এলফ সম্পর্কিত, এলভেন

Synonyms of elvish

  • list in elven

Forms of elvish

comparativemore elvish
superlativemost elvish
alternative formelfish

Origin of elvish

Inherited from Middle English elvisch, from Old English ielfisċ. Equivalent to elf + -ish.

See elvish.

Words formed from elvish

Questions about elvish

What does elvish mean?
Elvish means of or having to do with elves; elven.
What is elvish in Tamil?
Elvish in Tamil is குறும்பு செய்கிற, தந்திரமான. See Elvish meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is elvish?
Elvish can be an adjective or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce elvish?
Elvish is pronounced /ˈɛlvɪʃ/.

Words near elvish in the dictionary

  1. Elvis taxa
  2. Elvis taxon
  3. Elvisdom
  4. Elvises
  5. Elvisesque
  6. elvish
  7. elvishly
  8. Elvisy
  9. elvitegravir
  10. ELVs
  11. elvucitabine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: elvish (page history and authors); Elvish (page history and authors); elvish (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); elvish (Bengali 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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