elusiveness (noun)

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• elusiveness — elusive ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to find, catch, or achieve. 2) difficult to remember. DERIVATIVES elusively adverb elusiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin eludere elude …   English terms dictionary

• elusiveness — noun the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down the author s elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑elusive • Hypernyms: ↑unclearness …   Useful english dictionary

• elusiveness — noun see elusive …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• elusiveness — noun The state of being elusive …   Wiktionary

• elusive — adjective Date: 1719 tending to elude: as a. tending to evade grasp or pursuit < elusive prey > b. hard to comprehend or define < an elusive concept > c. hard to isolate or identify < a haunting elusive aroma > • elusively adverb • elusiveness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• elusive — adjective difficult to find, catch, or achieve. Derivatives elusively adverb elusiveness noun Origin C18: from L. elus , eludere elude + ive …   English new terms dictionary

• elusive — adjective 1 an elusive person or animal is difficult to find or not often seen: an elusive man who was never in his office 2 an elusive result is difficult to achieve: Success in the business world has so far proved elusive. 3 an elusive idea or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• elusive — UK [ɪˈluːsɪv] / US [ɪˈlusɪv] adjective an elusive person or animal is difficult or impossible to find or catch The rebel leader proved elusive. a rare and elusive bird a) difficult or impossible to achieve An agreement to end the fighting remains …   English dictionary

• elusive — /əˈlusɪv/ (say uh loohsiv), /i / (say ee ) adjective 1. eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define: *Freddie Buckmaster lets out a great guffaw, understanding nothing of what the old man has just said, but… …  

• elusive — ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to find, catch, or achieve. 2) difficult to remember. DERIVATIVES elusively adverb elusiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin eludere elude …   English terms dictionary

• elusively — elusive ► ADJECTIVE 1) difficult to find, catch, or achieve. 2) difficult to remember. DERIVATIVES elusively adverb elusiveness noun. ORIGIN from Latin eludere elude …   English terms dictionary