"elusiveness" meaning in All languages combined

See elusiveness on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: elusivenesses [plural]
Etymology: elusive + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|elusive|ness}} elusive + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} elusiveness (usually uncountable, plural elusivenesses)
  1. The state of being elusive. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-elusiveness-en-noun-W~xKIK~S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for elusiveness meaning in All languages combined (1.3kB)

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