Meaning & use
Elusiveness
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The quality of being difficult to find, catch, achieve, or define.
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The elusiveness of true happiness has puzzled philosophers for centuries.
Hunters were frustrated by the elusiveness of the rare mountain cat.
A note on using this word
Elusiveness comes from 'elude,' from the Latin eludere, 'to escape by trickery,' the same root shared with 'illusion.'
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