elfin
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or made or done by or as if by an elf; "elfin bells"; "all the little creatures joined in the elfin dance"
elfin
— Adjective
– English
～ usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks"
elfin
— Adjective
– English
～ suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness; "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown
elfin
— Adjective
– English
～ small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"
elfish
— Adjective
– English
～ usually good-naturedly mischievous; "perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight"; "elvish tricks"
elflike
— Adjective
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～ small and delicate; "she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate"; "obsessed by things elfin and small"
elgar
— Noun
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～ British composer of choral and orchestral works including two symphonies as well as songs and chamber music and music for brass band (1857-1934)
Elia
— Noun
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～ English essayist (1775-1834)
Elias Canetti
— Noun
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～ English writer born in Germany (1905-1994)
elicit
— Verb
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～ call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
elicit
— Verb
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～ derive by reason; "elicit a solution"
elicit
— Verb
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～ deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); "We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant"
elicitation
— Noun
– English
～ stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy"
elicited
— Adjective
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～ called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation; "evoked potentials"; "an elicited response"
elide
— Verb
– English
～ leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant"
eligibility
— Noun
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～ the quality or state of being eligible; "eligibility of a candidate for office"; "eligibility for a loan"
eligible
— Adjective
– English
～ qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"
Elijah
— Noun
– English
～ a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
eliminate
— Verb
– English
～ terminate, end, or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"; "Socialism extinguished these archaic customs"; "eliminate my debts"