elusiveness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *elusiveness*:
NOUN	attribute	elusiveness	the quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down

elusiveness > pronunciation
Sounds	ihluw'sihvnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *elusiveness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down.
Example	"the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness"
Broader	unclearness	incomprehensibility as a result of not being clear
Spanish	esquivez, hurañía
Catalan	esquivesa
Adjectives	elusive	skillful at eluding capture
	elusive	difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
	elusive	difficult to describe / describe

HyperDic: elusiveness