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Meaning of "elfish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELFISH

elfish  [ˈɛlfɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELFISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elfish can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ELFISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

elfish

Elf

An elf is a type of supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore. Reconstructing the early concept of an elf depends almost entirely on texts in Old English or relating to Norse mythology. Later evidence for elves appears in diverse sources such as medical texts, prayers, ballads, and folktales. Recent scholars have emphasised, in the words of Ármann Jakobsson, that the time has come to resist reviewing information about álfar en masse and trying to impose generalizations on a tradition of a thousand years. Legends of álfar may have been constantly changing and were perhaps always heterogeneous so it might be argued that any particular source will only reflect the state of affairs at one given time. However, some generalisations are possible. In medieval Germanic-speaking cultures, elves seem generally to have been thought of as a group of beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them. However, the precise character of beliefs in elves across the Germanic-speaking world has varied considerably across time, space, and different cultures.

Definition of elfish in the English dictionary

The definition of elfish in the dictionary is of, relating to, or like an elf or elves; charmingly mischievous or sprightly; impish. Other definition of elfish is the supposed language of elves.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELFISH


blowfish
ˈbləʊˌfɪʃ
catfish
ˈkætˌfɪʃ
crawfish
ˈkrɔːˌfɪʃ
crayfish
ˈkreɪˌfɪʃ
dealfish
ˈdiːlˌfɪʃ
fish
fɪʃ
goldfish
ˈɡəʊldˌfɪʃ
jellyfish
ˈdʒɛlɪˌfɪʃ
oafish
ˈəʊfɪʃ
sailfish
ˈseɪlˌfɪʃ
selfish
ˈsɛlfɪʃ
shellfish
ˈʃɛlˌfɪʃ
starfish
ˈstɑːˌfɪʃ
swordfish
ˈsɔːdˌfɪʃ
sylphish
ˈsɪlfɪʃ
unselfish
ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ
werewolfish
ˈweəˌwʊlfɪʃ
werwolfish
ˈwɪəˌwʊlfɪʃ
whitefish
ˈwaɪtˌfɪʃ
wolfish
ˈwʊlfɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELFISH

eleventh hour
eleventh-grader
eleventhly
elevon
elf
elf-cup
elfhood
elfin
elfin forest
elfin woodland
elfishly
elfishness
elfland
elflike
elflock
Elgar
Elgin
Elgin marbles
Elgon
elhi

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELFISH

angelfish
big fish
billfish
cellfish
coalfish
damselfish
devilfish
drink like a fish
fallfish
flatfish
flying fish
foolfish
jewelfish
needlefish
snailfish
squirrelfish
stockfish
swellfish
triggerfish
wallfish

Synonyms and antonyms of elfish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «elfish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELFISH

Find out the translation of elfish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of elfish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «elfish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小精灵
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

elfish
570 millions of speakers

English

elfish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

elfish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

elfish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

elfish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

traquinas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চাতুরিপূর্ণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

elfish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Elfish
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

elfish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

elfish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

꼬마 요정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Elfish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

elfish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

elfish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उकडलेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elfish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da folletto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

elfish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

elfish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elfish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκανταλιάρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

elfish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

elfish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Elfish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of elfish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELFISH»

The term «elfish» is regularly used and occupies the 59.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELFISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «elfish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «elfish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elfish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELFISH»

Discover the use of elfish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elfish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange
In this attempt to understand the true inner nerd of the adolescent male, Barrowcliffe relates how he and twenty million other boys grew up in the '70s and '80s absorbed in the world of fantasy role-playing games like Dungeon & Dragons.
Mark Barrowcliffe, 2008
2
Elfish Fantasy: The Great Chocolate Caper
"I'm Jason Starbuck.
Wick, 2003
3
Dreams of Sex and Stage Diving
Elfish’s friends live hand to mouth in a bleak section of London, squatting, seeing local bands, getting high, and feeling bitter over lost ambitions.
Martin Millar, 2010
4
The Herd Book of Hereford Cattle
Murdoch, B.— Mynors, Major W. B.] Murdoch, Mr. B., Cutnell Farm, Tedstone Wafer, Herefordshire ELFISH BELLE, calved February 7, 1902, V. 38, p. 614. Bred by Mr. B. Murdoch ; sire Heretic (21452) ELFISH GOLDDROP, calved April 24, ...
Hereford Herd Book Society, 1908
5
Elwood, Elfish, Unselfish
Elwood, an elf from Pittsburgh, is so busy doing good deeds on his way to a party for the elves at Point State Park that he is almost late and does ruin the special card he had made for the occasion, but he gives and receives the best ...
Virginia Parker, 1998
6
Elfish
"What should we do with him, Your Highness?
Daniela Kyle, 2013
7
The Peculiar Major, an Almost Incredible Story
Almost at the same moment a thin voice murmured in my ear: Beyond the shadow of the ship I watched the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes.' " I felt inclined to ...
Keble Howard, 1919
8
The Peculiar Major
Almost at the same moment a thin voice murmured in my ear: " ' Beyond the shadow of the ship I watched the water-snakes: They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes.' " I felt inclined to ...
Keble Howard (pseud.), 1919
9
Imperial Ben: a Jew d'esprit
Thus year by year he waxed apace ; A youngster of peculiar breed, With elfish locks and elfish face, And with an elfish sort of grace, And eke an elfish creed. And scarce the father knew his son, And scarce the mother knew her child — Twas ...
James George Ashworth, 1879
10
The leading English poets from Chaucer to Browning
A secret horror checked the feast, And chilled the soul of every guest; Even the high dame stood half aghast, She knew some evil on the blast; The elfish page fell to the ground, And, shuddering, muttered, ' Found! found! found ! ' xxv Then ...
Lucius Hudson Holt, 1915

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELFISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term elfish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The story that lived
... she forms called SPEW (Society for Promotion of Elfish Welfare). In Hogwarts, girls compete equally with boys in Quidditch and are as good. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
JK Rowling Just Announced That A Harry Potter Play Is Coming To …
While Emma launched her incredible He For She campaign, Hermione started S.P.E.W (The Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare). 2 of 25. «MTV UK, Jun 15»
3
Kenyan wins first Shelter Island 10K ever run in the rain
The top female finisher was 29-year-old Ethiopian Elfish Melaku, who runs out of Silver Springs, Md at 34:05.45 She came in five seconds ... «Suffolk Times, Jun 15»
4
Bizarre Puppetry Is Back at the Shadow Circus Show! - With Special …
... or taking an ethereal elfish being and making her a trust-fund hippie who is in an on-again-off-again poly relationship with a beatnik dragon.” «SF Weekly, Jun 15»
5
'Inside Out' offers more than typical pipsqueak fare
His ears are elfish, jauntily protruding from a baseball cap. "We've got lots of stuff going on at Pixar right now," Docter says. "In fact, this is going ... «Houston Chronicle, Jun 15»
6
Creators give the inside story on Pixar's latest, 'Inside Out'
His ears are elfish, jauntily protruding from a baseball cap. "We've got lots of stuff going on at Pixar right now," Docter says. "In fact, this is going ... «Duluth News Tribune, Jun 15»
7
You didn't need SkyMall's pet hammock, you said. Are you sure?
he asked his elfish assistant. The process would take about eight minutes, so while we waited for the cubes to form, the VP fluttered over to the ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
8
Sly and the Family Stone: Everybody Is a Star
... down on it, and Kapralik, the elfish little dropout from Columbia Records' executive ranks, was rubbing his hands together, spoiling for a fight. «RollingStone.com, May 15»
9
Everyone Was A Bird Bryan Brussee , May 22nd, 2015 13:46
There's no time for cosmic loneliness, elfish wailing or glib skewerings of capitalism here, just a reasonable yearning for home, be that a place ... «The Quietus, May 15»
10
Bring Me a Fan: Harnessing the Power of Solar Energy for the Poor
A mustachioed elder doffing a cap that accentuates dark, sparkling eyes, bushy eyebrows and a sort of elfish, mischievous personality speaks ... «Huffington Post, May 15»

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