elves

• banshees
• brownies
• changelings
• dwarfs
• dwarves
• elfenfolk
• faeries
• fairies
• fairyfolk
• fays
• ghouls
• gnomes
• goblins
• gremlins
• hags
• hobgoblins
• imps
• kelpies
• kobolds
• leprechauns
• little people
• nixies
• ogres
• pixies
• pucks
• sprites
• trolls

• noun
  1. A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
  2. Any from a race of mythical, supernatural beings resembling but seen as distinct from human beings. They are usually delicate-featured and skilled in magic or spellcrafting; sometimes depicted as clashing with dwarves, especially in modern fantasy literature.
  3. Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
  4. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
  5. The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
  6. An upper atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, rapidly expanding disk-shaped regions of luminosity, lasting less than a thousandth of a second, which occur high above energetic cloud-to-ground lightning of positive or negative polarity.

• The forest was said to be protected by ancient elves with magical powers.
• On Christmas Eve, the elves worked tirelessly to finish wrapping the gifts.
• The children were fascinated by the stories of mischievous elves playing tricks on villagers.
• In the fantasy novel, the elves lived in elegant treehouses deep in the woods.
• Legends say that the elves once helped humans in times of great need.

cacodemons

daemons

laborers

faeries

fairies

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