elusiveness

Meanings

• Noun

  The quality of being hard to grasp or understand; evasive.

  - "The mystery of the missing treasure possessed an elusiveness that kept adventurers searching for centuries."
  - "Despite his best efforts, the detective found the elusiveness of the suspect's motives frustrating."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with elusiveness
evasiveness , obtusiveness , persistiveness

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Variants

List of all variants of elusiveness that leads to same result
elusive , elusively , elusiveness , elusivenesses

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Etymology

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From the Latin elusor, 'deceiver' or 'trickster'.

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Trivia

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1. Elusiveness is a quality that can be found in both physical and abstract things.

2. The word 'elusiveness' was first used in English in the late 15th century.

3. Elusiveness is often used in the context of games or puzzles, where the goal is to find or uncover something that is deliberately hidden.

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Related Concepts

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1. evasiveness: Related to elusiveness in the sense of being deliberately unclear or misleading.

2. mystery: Elusiveness is a characteristic of many mysteries, which keep readers or viewers engaged by withholding information.

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Quotes

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1. But for all their influence, D.C. lobbyists have failed to attain one "elusive" goal: public respect.

   - Franklin Foer,{it}New Republic{/it},25 Mar. 2002

2. This boson is so central to the state of physics today, so crucial to our final understanding of the structure of matter, yet so "elusive", that I have given it a nickname: the God Particle.

   - Leon Lederman et al.,{it}The God Particle{/it},1993

3. In truth, the ideal of wholly disinterested scholarship—in any field of research—will probably remain an "elusive" one.

   - Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,{it}New York Times{/it},4 Apr. 1998

4. His meanings have been known to be "elusive", which is why he appeals to pop cryptographers.

   - Sarah Vowell,{it}GQ{/it},November 1998

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Culture

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Elusiveness is a common theme in literature, particularly in mysteries and thrillers. It can also be found in philosophical discussions on the nature of reality and perception.

How to Memorize "elusiveness"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a slippery fish that constantly eludes your grasp.

2. associate
   

   - Associate elusiveness with the feeling of frustration when trying to understand something that remains just out of reach.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'ELASTIC' to remember the meaning: Elusive, Lusory, Abstract, Shifty, Transient, Inscrutable, Cryptic.

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