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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024elf /ɛlf/USA pronunciation n., pl. elves /ɛlvz/.USA pronunciation - Mythology[countable] a small imaginary being who enjoys interfering in human affairs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024elf (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
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See fairy.
ELF, - Electronics, Radio and TelevisionSee extremely low frequency.
Also, elf 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 |