Synonyms of elfish

elfish

adjective

as in playful

given to good-natured joking or teasing

an elfish comedian who often played lovable drunks and wisecracking sidekicks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• playful
• mischievous
• merry
• amusing
• goofy
• entertaining
• frolicsome
• antic
• lively
• sportive
• frisky
• energetic
• coltish
• delightful
• happy
• fay
• rollicking
• larky
• silly
• sportful
• whimsical
• impish
• pixie
• gay
• pleasing
• enjoyable
• roguish
• fun
• coy
• spirited
• spunky
• lighthearted
• sprightly
• joking
• kittenish
• pleasant
• vivacious
• rascally
• devilish
• frolic
• knavish
• teasing
• frivolous
• jocund
• jocose
• trifling
• jocular
• pleasurable
• prankish
• diverting
• jesting
• dabbling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• earnest
• responsible
• sober
• serious
• dutiful
• solemn
• stern
• grim
• somber
• stolid
• serious-minded
• grave
• priggish
• sobersided
• starchy
• proper
• stuffy
• formal
• decorous
• sedate
• staid
• restrained
• guarded
• inhibited
• no-nonsense

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of elfish

Santa’s elves are generous souls, not elfish. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025

But showing a recent visitor his awards, Shannon, who at 75 has a shock of snowy hair and an elfish grin, seemed almost embarrassed. — John Horgan, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Apr. 2016