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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛlf/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɛlf/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(elf )

Inflections of 'elf' (n): npl: elves

elf /ɛlf/USA pronunciation n., pl. elves /ɛlvz/.USA pronunciation

Mythology[countable] a small imaginary being who enjoys interfering in human affairs.

elf (elf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. elves (elvz).USA pronunciation

Mythology(in folklore) one of a class of preternatural beings, esp. from mountainous regions, with magical powers, given to capricious and often mischievous interference in human affairs, and usually imagined to be a diminutive being in human form;
sprite;
fairy.
a diminutive person, esp. a child.
a mischievous person, esp. a child.

bef. 1000; Middle English, back formation from elven, Old English elfen nymph (i.e., female elf ), variant of ælfen; see elfin

elf′like′, adj.

fairy.

ELF,

Electronics, Radio and TelevisionSee extremely low frequency.

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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

elf /ɛlf/ n ( pl elves /ɛlvz/)

(in folklore) one of a kind of legendary beings, usually characterized as small, manlike, and mischievous
a mischievous or whimsical child

Etymology: Old English ælf; related to Old Norse elfr elf, Middle Low German alf incubus, Latin albus white

'elf' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

an - brownie - eldritch - elfin - elfish - elves - hob - leprechaun - oaf - pixie - urchin - Alfheim - Alfred - Alvin - Aubrey - Avery - eleven - elfland - elflock - elf owl - Elva - Elvira - elvish - extremely low frequency - fairy - goblin - ouphe - pointy - scuba - spirit - sprite

In Lists: Irregular nouns, Things associated with Christmas, more...

Synonyms: brownie, sprite, leprechaun, fairy, goblin, more...

Collocations: a [fairy, fantasy] tale elf, elves in [fairy] tales, a [cartoon, movie, fantasy] elf, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "elf" in the title:

Dobby, <the> house-elf.
Elf on the shelf
elf-locks bristled out from beneath a white band
elf/dwarf
Graddol's ELF
Head elf is just a "vanity title".
I have scraped enough blood out from the crotches of elf knickers to last me the rest of my life and don't tell me,
In/On the elf's prairie
Is this an elf or a male-fairy, or both of them
mall elf
The elf Arya <carried the egg between> the Varden and the elves
The Photo Elf got choked up and started crying.
what's an elf to do
<What's> an elf to do?
with "the house-elf" <as> <_> <being> an epithet
working as an elf

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