Elf vs. Hobbit — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Elf and Hobbit
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Elf
An elf (plural: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic mythology and folklore (especially North Germanic mythology and folklore). In medieval Germanic-speaking cultures, elves generally seem to have been thought of as beings with magical powers and supernatural beauty, ambivalent towards everyday people and capable of either helping or hindering them.
Hobbit
Hobbits are an imaginary people in the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien. About half average human height, Tolkien presented hobbits as a variety of humanity, or close relatives thereof.
Elf
A mythical creature in human form but usually smaller, often considered mischievous.
Hobbit
Homo floresiensis.
Elf
A lively, mischievous child.
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Hobbit
A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
Elf
A usually sprightly or mischievous or sometimes spiteful person.
Hobbit
An extinct species of hominin, Homo floresiensis, with a short body and relatively small brain, fossils of which have been recovered from the Indonesian island of Flores.
Elf
(Norse mythology) A luminous spirit presiding over nature and fertility and dwelling in the world of Álfheim (Elfland). Compare angel, nymph, fairy.
Hobbit
A Welsh unit of weight, equal to four Welsh pecks, or 168 pounds
Elf
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.
Hobbit
(archaic) An old unit of volume (2 bushels, the volume of 168 pounds of wheat).
Elf
(fantasy) Any of the magical, typically forest-guarding races bearing some similarities to the Norse álfar (through Tolkien's Eldar).
Hobbit
An imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien
Elf
A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Elf
(South Africa) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
Elf
To twist into elflocks (of hair); to mat.
Elf
An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.
Every elf, and fairy sprite,Hop as light as bird from brier.
Elf
A very diminutive person; a dwarf.
Elf
To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.
Elf all my hair in knots.
Elf
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
Elf
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