English > elf: 2 senses > noun 1, person | Meaning | (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous. |
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| Synonyms | hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, imp |
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| Category | folklore | The unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture |
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| Narrower | leprechaun | A mischievous elf in Irish folklore |
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| sandman | An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy |
| Broader | fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite | A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers |
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| Spanish | duende, elfo, geniecillo, gnomo, gremlin, silfo |
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| Catalan | elf, follet, gnom, gremlin |
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| Adjectives | elfin | relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf |
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