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illusive

English

Etymology

illusion +? -ive

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??lu?s?v/
  • Homophone: elusive

Adjective

illusive (comparative more illusive, superlative most illusive)

  1. Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
    Testing software completely is an illusive goal.
    • […] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.

Usage notes

  • Often confused with elusive.

Synonyms

  • (pertaining to an illusion): illusory

Derived terms

  • illusively
  • illusiveness

Translations

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elusive

English

Etymology

From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??lu?s?v/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /i?lu?s?v/
  • Homophone: illusive

Adjective

elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)

  1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
    The elusive criminal was arrested
  2. Difficult to make precise.
    A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)
  3. Rarely seen.

Related terms

  • elude

Derived terms

  • elusively
  • elusiveness

Translations

Italian

Adjective

elusive

  1. feminine plural of elusivo

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