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10 Language-to-English DictionariesElusiveness
/ɪˈluː.sɪv.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
"The elusiveness of the rare bird made it a sought-after sight for birdwatchers." - 2
The state of being hard to define or comprehend.
"The elusiveness of true happiness often leaves people searching for it throughout their lives."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'elusive' originates from the Latin 'elusivus', meaning 'to evade or escape', which evolved through Middle French before entering English in the late 16th century. Its meaning has shifted to encompass not only physical evasion but also abstract concepts of difficulty in understanding or capturing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Elusiveness" is said worldwide
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Élusive
Transliteration: el-oo-siv
"L'élusivité de l'oiseau rare en a fait un spectacle recherché."
Unerreichbarkeit
Transliteration: oo-nair-ryh-bahr-kite
"Die Unerreichbarkeit des seltenen Vogels machte ihn zu einem begehrten Anblick."
Elusività
Transliteration: el-oo-zi-vi-ta
"L'elusività della vera felicità spesso lascia le persone in cerca di essa."
Elusividad
Transliteration: el-oo-si-vi-dad
"La elusividad de la felicidad verdadera a menudo deja a las personas buscándola."
Elusividade
Transliteration: el-oo-si-vi-da-de
"A elusividade da verdadeira felicidade muitas vezes deixa as pessoas em busca dela."
अवश्यम्भावीता
Transliteration: avashyamabhavita
"सच्ची खुशी की अवश्यम्भावीता अक्सर लोगों को उसकी तलाश में छोड़ देती है।"
难以捉摸
Transliteration: nán yǐ zhuō mō
"真正幸福的难以捉摸常常让人们在寻找它。"
포착하기 어려움
Transliteration: pochakagi eoryeoum
"진정한 행복의 포착하기 어려움은 종종 사람들을 그것을 찾게 만듭니다."
つかみどころのなさ
Transliteration: tsukamidokoro no nasa
"真の幸福のつかみどころのなさは、人々をそれを探させることがよくあります。"
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