Synonyms for elf
ɛlfelf

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. elf, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie, impnoun

   (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

   Synonyms:
   monkey, rascal, scallywag, pixy, pyxie, scamp, brownie, pixie, goblin, hobgoblin, imp, scalawag, rapscallion, gremlin, hob, extremely low frequency

2. extremely low frequency, ELFnoun

   below 3 kilohertz

   Synonyms:
   extremely low frequency, gremlin, pixie, imp, hob, brownie, pixy

Matched Categories

1. • Fairy
   • Folklore
   • Radio Frequency

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. elfnoun

   Synonyms:
   fairy, fey, diminutive spirit

2. elfnoun

   Synonyms:
   dwarf, gnome

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. elfnoun

   Synonyms:
   sprite, fairy, imp, fay, gnome, urchin

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "elf":

   eleven, elves, leprechaun, goblin, brownie, feb

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1. James Ramsey:

   I am a little long in the tooth to be dressed up like some forest elf crawling around stalking 'hogs but it is just as fun as I remembered it,' i have a good time and the farmers get rid of a pest. As you look at the soybean fields, you'll see what we call 'ice cream cones.' The point of the ice cream cone is where the groundhog's burrow is. He'll eat in a semicircle out from his burrow. Groundhogs love eating fresh soybeans coming out of the ground.

2. Dobby:

   Dobby has no master, Dobby is a free elf.

3. Ed Asner:

   It all blends into each other, ’Rich Man, Poor Man’ was an epiphany for me. ‘Elf’ was a delight. ‘Up’ was an unbelievable stroke. I think it ranks up at the top for Pixar. and it certainly was a wonderful shot in my arm and butt as to my career, but ‘Elf’ and ‘Up,’ I am down to single syllable names these days.

4. Matt Groening:

   Love is a perky elf dancing a merry little jig, then suddenly he turns on you with a miniature machine gun.

5. Stephen Yalof:

   We also have a fun The Elf on the Shelf scavenger hunt planned where we've placed the elves around our centers, some are inside of stores or at the food court.