elf: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of elf
- self«Word Popularity Bar5/5
self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
- one's own self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
- shelf5/5
shelf
- noun a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
ledge.
- noun a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
- himself5/5
himself
An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he ; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case;himself will bear the blameas, it is .himself who savedhimself But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.
✍ Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him .It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.
- itself5/5
itself
The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It ;as, the thing is good in itself ; it stands byitself .Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.
- myself5/5
myself
I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend .myself
- herself5/5
herself
An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case;as, it is ; she blamesherself herself .
- yourself5/5
yourself
An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you ; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case;yourself shall see itas, you have injured .yourself Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer.
If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak.
Why should you be so cruel to yourself ? Milton.
The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, so faithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
- oneself5/5
oneself
A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self. One's self (or more properly oneself), is quite a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find a man's self=one's self. Morris.
- thyself4/5
thyself
An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou ; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative as well as in the objective case.thyself shalt goThyself shalt see the act. Shak.
Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. Milton.
- bookshelf3/5
bookshelf
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- hisself2/5
himself
An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he ; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case;himself will bear the blameas, it is .himself who savedhimself But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.
✍ Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him .It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.
- ourself2/5
ourself
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- nonself2/5
- unself2/5
unself
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- themself2/5
- delf1/5
delf
- noun an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
- noun an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
- pelf1/5
pelf
- noun informal terms for money
moolah; wampum; clams; gelt; kale; lucre; sugar; dinero; simoleons; loot; boodle; lettuce; dough; shekels; scratch; cabbage; lolly; bread.
- noun informal terms for money
- guelf1/5
guelf
(Hist.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.
- mantelshelf1/5
mantelshelf
The shelf of a mantel.
- ownself1/5
- onself1/5
onself
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- theirself1/5
- notself1/5
notself
(Metaph.) The negative of self. "A cognizance of notself." Sir. W. Hamilton.
Suffixes of elf
- elfin«Word Popularity Bar2/5
elfin
- adjective satellite suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
fey.
- thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning
- the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown
- adjective satellite small and delicate
elflike.
- she was an elfin creature--graceful and delicate
- obsessed by things elfin and small
- adjective satellite suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
- elfs1/5
elf
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
gremlin; hob; brownie; pixie; imp; pixy.
- noun below 3 kilohertz
extremely low frequency.
- noun (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
- elfish1/5
elfish
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
elvish; elfin.
- perpetrated a practical joke with elfin delight
- elvish tricks
- adjective satellite usually good-naturedly mischievous
- elfland1/5
Derived words of elf
- welfare«Word Popularity Bar5/5
welfare
- noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
social welfare; public assistance.
- she lives on welfare
- noun something that aids or promotes well-being
benefit.
- for the benefit of all
- noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- selfish4/5
selfish
- adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
- Selfish men were...trying to make capital for themselves out of the sacred cause of civil rights"- Maria Weston Chapman
- adjective concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
- twelfth4/5
twelfth
- noun position 12 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
duodecimal; twelfth part; one-twelfth.
- noun position 12 in a countable series of things
- belfast4/5
belfast
- noun capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
capital of Northern Ireland.
- noun capital and largest city of Northern Ireland; the center of Protestantism in Northern Ireland
- selfishness4/5
selfishness
- noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- noun stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others
- selflessness3/5
selflessness
- noun the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
altruism.
- noun acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
self-sacrifice.
- noun the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- selfless3/5
selfless
- adjective showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
altruistic.
- adjective showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
- unselfish3/5
unselfish
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
- adjective satellite not greedy
- adjective disregarding your own advantages and welfare over those of others
- delft3/5
delft
- noun a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
- noun a style of glazed earthenware; usually white with blue decoration
- selfhood3/5
selfhood
Existence as a separate self, or independent person; conscious personality; individuality. Bib. Sacra.
- unselfishness2/5
unselfishness
- noun the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
- rural people show more devotion and unselfishness than do their urban cousins
- noun acting generously
generosity.
- noun the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
- selfsame2/5
selfsame
- adjective satellite being the exact same one; not any other:
identical; very.
- this is the identical room we stayed in before
- the themes of his stories are one and the same
- saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers
- on this very spot
- the very thing he said yesterday
- the very man I want to see
- adjective satellite being the exact same one; not any other:
- telfer2/5
telfer
- noun one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
telpher.
- noun one of the conveyances (or cars) in a telpherage
- welfarist2/5
welfarist
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
welfare-statist.
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
- selfishly2/5
selfishly
- adverb in an egotistical manner
egotistically.
- he behaved egotistically
- adverb in an egotistical manner
- belfry2/5
belfry
- noun a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
campanile.
- noun a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
- noun a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
- unselfconscious2/5
unselfconscious
- adjective satellite not self-conscious
- she grew up with him in unselfconscious friendship
- adjective satellite not self-conscious
- nelfinavir2/5
nelfinavir
- noun a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
Viracept.
- noun a protease inhibitor (trade name Viracept) used in treating HIV usually in combination with other drugs
- selflessly2/5
selflessly
- adverb in an altruistic manner
altruistically.
- he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress
- adverb in an altruistic manner
- unselfishly2/5
unselfishly
- adverb in an unselfish manner
- he acted unselfishly when he helped her get the promotion
- adverb in an unselfish manner
- unselfconsciously2/5
unselfconsciously
- adverb in a comfortable unselfconscious manner
- they were naked, unshy, and unselfconsciously beautiful
- adverb in a comfortable unselfconscious manner
- angelfish2/5
angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- telford2/5
- selfsufficiency2/5
- welfarism2/5
- belfort2/5
- selfing2/5
self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
- one's own self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
- selfs1/5
self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
- one's own self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
- welfares1/5
welfare
- noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
social welfare; public assistance.
- she lives on welfare
- noun something that aids or promotes well-being
benefit.
- for the benefit of all
- noun governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
- shovelful1/5
shovelful
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
shovel; spadeful.
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
- belfries1/5
belfry
- noun a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
campanile.
- noun a room (often at the top of a tower) where bells are hung
- noun a bell tower; usually stands alone unattached to a building
- twelfths1/5
twelfth
- noun position 12 in a countable series of things
- noun one part in twelve equal parts
duodecimal; twelfth part; one-twelfth.
- noun position 12 in a countable series of things
- shovelfuls1/5
shovelful
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
shovel; spadeful.
- noun the quantity a shovel can hold
- delfs1/5
delf
- noun an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
- noun an excavation; usually a quarry or mine
- barrelful1/5
barrelful
- noun the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
barrel.
- noun the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold
- unselfconsciousness1/5
unselfconsciousness
- noun the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
- he had the unselfconsciousness of a child
- noun the quality of being not self-conscious; unawareness of yourself or of others' views of yourself
- shelflike1/5
shelflike
- adjective resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf)
- shelflike table
- adjective resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf)
- damselflies1/5
damselfly
- noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
- noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
- damselfly1/5
damselfly
- noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
- noun slender non-stinging insect similar to but smaller than the dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest
- damselfish1/5
damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- damselfishes1/5
damselfish
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
demoiselle.
- noun small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral reefs
- angelfishes1/5
angelfish
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- noun deep-bodied disk-shaped food fish of warmer western Atlantic coastal waters
Chaetodipterus faber; spadefish.
- noun a butterfly fish of the genus Pomacanthus
- squirrelfish1/5
squirrelfish
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
pinfish; sailor's-choice; Lagodon rhomboides.
- noun very small, brightly colored (especially red) nocturnal fishes of shallow waters or tropical reefs; they make sounds like a squirrel's bark
- noun similar to sea bream; small spiny-finned fish found in bays along the southeastern coast of the United States
- aelfric1/5
aelfric
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- guelfs1/5
guelf
(Hist.) One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope, and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German emperors.
- delftware1/5
delftware
Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence:
- selfed1/5
self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
ego.
- noun a person considered as a unique individual
- one's own self
- noun your consciousness of your own identity
- selfeffacing1/5
- selfness1/5
selfness
Selfishness. Obs. Sir. P. Sidney.
- welfarists1/5
welfarist
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
welfare-statist.
- adjective satellite of or relating to a welfare state
- semelfactive1/5
- selfadjoint1/5
- antiwelfare1/5
- shelflist1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `elf`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `elf`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `elf`, some are not.
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