dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/elf_MWT.json
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{
"elfish":{
"given to good-natured joking or teasing":{
"examples":[
"an elfish comedian who often played lovable drunks and wisecracking sidekicks"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"coltish",
"fay",
"frisky",
"frolicsome",
"larky",
"playful",
"rollicking",
"sportful",
"sportive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coy",
"kittenish",
"gay",
"happy",
"lighthearted",
"whimsical",
"energetic",
"frolic",
"jocund",
"lively",
"merry",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"spunky",
"vivacious",
"devilish",
"impish",
"knavish",
"mischievous",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"rascally",
"roguish",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"enjoyable",
"entertaining",
"fun",
"pleasurable",
"dabbling",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"silly",
"trifling",
"delightful",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"jesting",
"jocose",
"jocular",
"joking",
"prankish",
"teasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dutiful",
"responsible",
"grave",
"grim",
"serious",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stern",
"stolid",
"no-nonsense",
"priggish",
"starchy",
"stuffy",
"decorous",
"formal",
"proper",
"sedate",
"staid",
"guarded",
"inhibited",
"restrained"
],
"antonyms":[
"earnest",
"serious-minded",
"sober",
"sobersided"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"elf":{
"an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powers":{
"examples":[
"elves are often portrayed as rather mischievous"
],
"synonyms":[
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little people",
"kelpie",
"nixie",
"changeling",
"imp",
"banshee",
"ghoul",
"hag",
"ogre"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"elfin":{
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
"examples":[
"the heroine in the story has an elfin beauty that men find irresistible"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"arresting",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"galvanic",
"gripping",
"hypnotic",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"tantalizing",
"tempting",
"exciting",
"haunting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"titillating",
"beckoning",
"inviting",
"winning",
"darling",
"delightful",
"pleasant",
"pleasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"irksome",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"wearisome",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"distasteful",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"invidious",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"odious",
"offensive",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous"
],
"antonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}