| ADJECTIVE | all | elusive | difficult to describe / describe |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | elusive | skillful at eluding capture | |
| all | elusive, subtle | difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze | |
| all | elusive, baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough | making great mental demands |
| Sounds | ihluw'sihv | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Difficult to describe / describe. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a haunting elusive odor" | |
| Broader | unidentifiable | impossible to identify |
| Nouns | elusiveness | the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down |
| Verbs | elude | be incomprehensible to |
| Meaning | Skillful at eluding capture. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline | |
| Broader | artful | marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft |
| Nouns | elusiveness | the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down |
| Verbs | elude | escape, either physically or mentally |
| Meaning | Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "that elusive thing the soul" | |
| Synonym | subtle | |
| Broader | impalpable | imperceptible to the senses or the mind |
| Spanish | sutil | |
| Catalan | subtil | |
| Nouns | elusiveness | the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down |
| Verbs | elude | be incomprehensible to |
| Meaning | making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | baffling, knotty, problematic, problematical, tough | |
| Broader | difficult, hard | not easy |
| Spanish | desconcertante, espinoso, problemático | |
| Catalan | problemàtic | |
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