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# elfin

«elfin» in Mova's school dictionary: **Small, delicate and magical, like an elf or a fairy** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (no comparative in common use)

### meaning for a pupil

Small, delicate and magical, like an elf or a fairy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elfin/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in fairy tales a tiny creature with pointed ears or a light, quick way of moving

### examples

- The elfin child slipped through the gap in the hedge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elfin/#x1)
- Her face was small and elfin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elfin/#x2)
- We heard elfin laughter in the wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elfin/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «elfin» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/elfin/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.