Elven

Quick meaning: Elven is a noun meaning Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.

Meaning

Originally, a female elf, a fairy, a nymph; (by extension) any elf.

More Meanings

1. Belonging or relating to, or characteristic of, elves; elfin, elflike.
2. (Kent, Sussex, Warwickshire, Worcestershire) An elm (a tree of the genus Ulmus, particularly the wych elm or Scots elm (Ulmus glabra))).

Example Sentences

And now, this pitiless light, undiluted by elven love and judgment, burst through me like the arrows of the stars.

Although Cass vaguely remembered her trials, she knew her father had been disappointed when she hadn’t possessed enough magic to be sent to the elvens’ home world, the fabled Elfhame.

"In order for the elvens to stay in hiding, they live under the great vines rather above them," Aida answered. […] An elven walked over to Rhyona and nodded to her, then entered the thick wood alone.

He noted the telltale Elven features immediately—the hint of slightly pointed ears beneath the tousled blond hair, the pencil-like eyebrows that ran straight up at a sharp angle from the bridge of the nose rather than across the brow, and the slimness of the nose and jaw.

Word Forms

• elvens
• elvin

Synonyms for elven

Depending on context, synonyms include elfish, elvish, elvan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include half-elf, woman, elfship, sprite, unseelie, elf-shot.

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