"elusive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /iˈl(j)uː.sɪv/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈl(j)u.sɪv/ [US], /iˈl(j)u.sɪv/ [US], /ɪˈlʉ.sɪv/ [General-Australian], /əˈlʉ.sɪv/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-elusive-illusive.ogg [US] Forms: more elusive [comparative], most elusive [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|elusus|}} Latin elusus, {{m|la|eludo||to parry a blow, to deceive}} eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)
  1. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance. Translations (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance): متملص (mutamalliṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), مراوغ (murāwiḡ) [masculine] (Arabic), неуловим (neulovim) (Bulgarian), изплъзващ се (izplǎzvašt se) (Bulgarian), elusiu (Catalan), nepolapitelný (Czech), ongrijpbaar (Dutch), nekaptebla (Esperanto), puiklik (Estonian), välttelevä (Finnish), vaikeasti tavoiteltava (Finnish), hämärä (Finnish), évasif (French), insaisissable (French), flüchtig (German), schwer fassbar (German), ασύλληπτος (asýlliptos) (Greek), φευγαλέος (fevgaléos) (Greek), חֲמַקְמָק (ẖamaqmáq) [masculine] (Hebrew), nekaptebla (Ido), elusivo [masculine] (Italian), fugāx (Latin), گریزان (Persian), فراری (Persian), مرموز (marmuz) (Persian), nieuchwytny [masculine] (Polish), elusivo (Portuguese), fugidio (Portuguese), evaziv (Romanian), неуловимый (neulovimyj) (Russian), ускользающий (uskolʹzajuščij) (Russian), lukav (Serbo-Croatian), prepreden (Serbo-Croatian), neuhvatljiv (Serbo-Croatian), elusivo (Spanish), huidizo (Spanish), escurridizo (Spanish), esquivo (Spanish), inaprensible (Spanish), gäckande (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-elusive-en-adj-POZYXwhG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 7 27 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 63 11 26 Disambiguation of 'evading capture, comprehension or remembrance': 97 1 2
  2. Difficult to make precise. Translations (difficult to describe): Mandarin:难以描述的 (nányǐmiáoshùdē) (Chinese), 难以捉摸 (Nányǐzhuōmō) (Chinese), 难以琢磨 (Nányǐzhuómó) (Chinese), moeilijk beschrijfbaar (Dutch), ebamäärane (Estonian), vaikeasti kuvailtava (Finnish), vaikea kuvailla (Finnish), schwierig (German), schwer fassbar (German), schwer zu beschreiben (German), nieuchwytny (Polish), elusivo (Portuguese), труднодостижимый (trudnodostižimyj) (Russian), impreciso (Spanish), inexacto (Spanish), indefinible (Spanish), ambiguo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-elusive-en-adj-iO~TNTHG Disambiguation of 'difficult to describe': 6 89 5
  3. Rarely seen.
    Sense id: en-elusive-en-adj-tvqt4Nke
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: elusory Derived forms: elusively, elusiveness Related terms: elude

Adjective [Italian]

IPA: /e.luˈzi.ve/
Rhymes: -ive Head templates: {{head|it|adjective form}} elusive
  1. feminine plural of elusivo Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: elusivo
    Sense id: en-elusive-it-adj-5Z8NYQ-E Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2002, Meshuggah, Closed Eye Visuals",
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          "ref": "2010, Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease",
          "text": "A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive",
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          "ref": "1910, Jack London, chapter 6, in Lost Face, archived from the original on 2011-04-14",
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          "word": "难以捉摸"
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          "word": "schwierig"
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      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin elusus past participle of eludo (“to parry a blow, to deceive”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more elusive",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most elusive",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "elusive (comparative more elusive, superlative most elusive)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "elude"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The elusive criminal was arrested",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2002, Meshuggah, Closed Eye Visuals",
          "text": "The temporary elusive goal / To reach the solace, to feed once more upon the synthetic reaper of loss / No matter the outcome, the cost",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Evading",
          "evade"
        ],
        [
          "capture",
          "capture"
        ],
        [
          "comprehension",
          "comprehension"
        ],
        [
          "remembrance",
          "remembrance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010, Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease",
          "text": "A precise definition of diarrhea is elusive",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1910, Jack London, chapter 6, in Lost Face, archived from the original on 2011-04-14",
          "text": "Charley chased the elusive idea through all the nooks and crannies of his drowning consciousness.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Difficult to make precise."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "precise",
          "precise"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2002, Scott Roederer, Birding: Rocky Mountain National Park, page 93",
          "text": "While you're sniffing the trunks of the ponderosas to see if they're butterscotch, vanilla, strawberry, or the elusive chocolate variety, watch for Brown Creepers, an elusive variety of bird.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Rarely seen."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Rarely",
          "rarely"
        ],
        [
          "seen",
          "seen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈl(j)uː.sɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈl(j)uː.sɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈl(j)u.sɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iˈl(j)u.sɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈlʉ.sɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/əˈlʉ.sɪv/",
      "tags": [
        "General-Australian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "illusive"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-elusive-illusive.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/7e/En-us-elusive-illusive.ogg/En-us-elusive-illusive.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/En-us-elusive-illusive.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "elusory"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mutamalliṣ",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "متملص"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "murāwiḡ",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مراوغ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neulovim",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "неуловим"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izplǎzvašt se",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "изплъзващ се"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "elusiu"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "nepolapitelný"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "ongrijpbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "nekaptebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "puiklik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "välttelevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "vaikeasti tavoiteltava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "hämärä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "évasif"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "insaisissable"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "flüchtig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "schwer fassbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "asýlliptos",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "ασύλληπτος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "fevgaléos",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "φευγαλέος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ẖamaqmáq",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "חֲמַקְמָק"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "nekaptebla"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "elusivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "fugāx"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "گریزان"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "فراری"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "marmuz",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "مرموز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieuchwytny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "elusivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "fugidio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "evaziv"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neulovimyj",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "неуловимый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "uskolʹzajuščij",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "ускользающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "lukav"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "prepreden"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "neuhvatljiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "elusivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "huidizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "escurridizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "esquivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "inaprensible"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "evading capture, comprehension or remembrance",
      "word": "gäckande"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "nányǐmiáoshùdē",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "Mandarin:难以描述的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Nányǐzhuōmō",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "难以捉摸"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "Nányǐzhuómó",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "难以琢磨"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "moeilijk beschrijfbaar"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "ebamäärane"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "vaikeasti kuvailtava"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "vaikea kuvailla"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "schwierig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "schwer fassbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "schwer zu beschreiben"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "nieuchwytny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "elusivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trudnodostižimyj",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "труднодостижимый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "impreciso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "inexacto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "indefinible"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult to describe",
      "word": "ambiguo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elusive"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "elusive",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "e‧lu‧sì‧ve"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian 4-syllable words",
        "Italian adjective forms",
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms",
        "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ive",
        "Rhymes:Italian/ive/4 syllables"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "elusivo"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "feminine plural of elusivo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elusivo",
          "elusivo#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/e.luˈzi.ve/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ive"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elusive"
}

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