Definitions for elusive
ɪˈlu sɪv; -sə ri, -zə-elu·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. elusiveadjective

   difficult to describe

   "a haunting elusive odor"

2. elusiveadjective

   skillful at eluding capture

   "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline

3. elusive, subtleadjective

   difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

   "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

4. baffling, elusive, knotty, problematic, problematical, toughadjective

   making great mental demands; hard to comprehend or solve or believe

   "a baffling problem"; "I faced the knotty problem of what to have for breakfast"; "a problematic situation at home"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. elusiveadjective

   evading capture, comprehension or remembrance

   The elusive criminal was arrested

2. elusiveadjective

   rarely seen

3. elusiveadjective

   difficult to describe

   A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive (Robbin's pathology, 8th ed)

4. Etymology: From elusus past participle of eludo

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elusiveadjective

   Practising elusion; using arts to escape.

   Etymology: from elude.

   Elusive of the bridal day, she gives
   Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. Alexander Pope, Odyss.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elusive

   Elusive was the first single for British singer-songwriter Scott Matthews and was released on 18 September 2006. The single received much airplay from BBC Radio DJs Jo Whiley, Dermot O'Leary and Zane Lowe between 7 and 10 August. Lowe also played "Elusive" once each night as his chosen Single of the Week. Matthews also visited the station to perform "Elusive" and other songs from the album in May and August 2006. In May 2007, he won the Ivor Novello Award for "Best Song Musically and Lyrically" which saw "Elusive" beat strong competition from the likes of the Arctic Monkeys. The track was used in 2008 by UK television company Channel 4 for the advertising campaign surrounding the final season of The Sopranos, which aired exclusively on their digital channel E4. "Elusive" was covered by Lianne La Havas on her 2012 debut LP Is Your Love Big Enough?.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. elusive

   Elusive refers to something or someone that is difficult to find, understand, describe, or achieve, often avoiding or escaping from discovery, capture, comprehension, or definitive analysis. This term might pertain to concepts, physical objects, people, or even abstract notions such as success, happiness, or perfection.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Elusiveadjective

   tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious

How to pronounce elusive?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say elusive in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of elusive in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of elusive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of elusive in a Sentence

1. Northrop Frye:

   It is clear that all verbal structures with meaning are verbal imitations of that elusive psychological and physiological process known as thought, a process stumbling through emotional entanglements, sudden irrational convictions, involuntary gleams of insight, rationalized prejudices, and blocks of panic and inertia, finally to reach a completely incommunicable intuition.

2. Robert Passikoff:

   It is a very elusive thing, i don't think there's ever been an accurate internal accounting of the value of his brand.

3. Dallas Woodhouse:

   I think it is perilous to our system of democratic government for the courts to reassign political power that was won at the ballot box by one party based on what the court thinks is fairness, because that's elusive, i think you have to be concerned that more and more of the state courts are being attempted to be used to settle political disputes for one party when they were unsuccessful at the ballot box.

4. Research Rasmus Kleis Nielsen:

   This means sustainable business models remain elusive even for those who succeed in building an audience.

5. Mahatma Gandhi:

   In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=elusive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Elusive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=elusive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elusive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elusive