ELUSIVE
Dictionary entry overview: What does elusive mean? • ELUSIVE (adjective)
The adjective ELUSIVE has 3 senses:
1. difficult to describe
2. skillful at eluding capture
3. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
Familiarity information: ELUSIVE used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ELUSIVE (adjective)
Meaning:
Difficult to describe
Context example:
a haunting elusive odor
Similar:
unidentifiable (impossible to identify)
Meaning:
Skillful at eluding capture
Synonyms:
elusive; evasive
Context example:
a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist
Similar:
artful (marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft)
Meaning:
Be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
Synonyms:
subtle; elusive
Context examples:
his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change / a subtle difference / that elusive thing the soul
Similar:
impalpable (imperceptible to the senses or the mind)
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