Associations to the word «Elusive»
Noun
- Faint
- Avenger
- Scent
- Quest
- Ripper
- Phantom
- Easterly
- Median
- Alchemist
- Grasp
- Colonialism
- Glimpse
- Tropic
- Filly
- Np
- Search
- Grail
- Aroma
- Fugitive
- Carey
- Cinder
- Butterfly
- Serial
- Sighting
- Squid
- Gaines
- Remains
- Wisp
- Mentality
- Gleam
- Quality
- Kate
- Capture
- Pursuit
- Pluto
- Fugue
- Charm
- Corporal
- Rothschild
- Nuisance
- Catch
- Thrush
- Perfume
- Mystery
- Hint
- Neptune
- Flavor
- Quarry
- Grasshopper
- Dream
- Connotation
- Ideal
- Concept
- Meaning
- Leopard
- Antelope
- Definition
- Stumble
- Pointer
- Trapping
- Fascination
- Radiance
- Metaphor
Adjective
Wiktionary
ELUSIVE, adjective. Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
ELUSIVE, adjective. Rarely seen.
ELUSIVE, adjective. (Can we clean up([1]) this sense?) Difficult to describe.
Dictionary definition
ELUSIVE, adjective. Difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor".
ELUSIVE, adjective. Skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline.
ELUSIVE, adjective. 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".
ELUSIVE, adjective. 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".
Wise words
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control
our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we
are then master of the situation.