elfin

Adjective
  1. Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness (synset 301580203)
    "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"
    similar to: supernatural - not existing in nature or subject to explanation according to natural laws; not physical or material
    same as: fey
  2. Small and delicate (synset 301396141)
    "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"
    similar to: little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
    same as: elflike
  3. Relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf (synset 302730608)
    "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
  4. Usually good-naturedly mischievous (synset 302129841)
    "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks"
    similar to: playful - full of fun and high spirits
    same as: elfish, elvish

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