plural elves
ˈelvz 
1
: a small often mischievous fairy
2
: a small lively creature
also
: a usually lively mischievous or malicious person
elfishly
adverb
extremely low frequency
Examples of elf in a Sentence
Noun
elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous
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Jamal Michel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Devils is a dark fantasy epic centering on a special force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from a scourge of flesh-eating elves.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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Noun
During one high elf’s dialogue in the original Oblivion, a dissatisfied voice actor can be heard objecting to and then immediately rerecording her line about thieves and their break-ins.
—Jamal Michel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
The family posed for Christmas photos in matching red formal wear and themed elf onesies in 2023, when Alcala was pregnant with Alianna.
—Nasha Smith, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The Devils is a dark fantasy epic centering on a special force of monsters enlisted to save Europe from a scourge of flesh-eating elves.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2025
In this fiction, the Crusades were not waged against Moors, but against elves – a race said to devour the flesh of humans, among other atrocities that are neither confirmed nor denied by the end of the story.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
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“Elf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elf. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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