Definition of Elfin

Adjective: elfin el-fin

Suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
"thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning";
- fey
Small and delicate
"obsessed by things elfin and small"; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate";
- elflike
Relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf
"elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
Usually good-naturedly mischievous
"perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight";
- elfish, elvish