'Elusiveness' definitions:
Definition of 'elusiveness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of being difficult to grasp or pin down; "the author's elusiveness may at times be construed as evasiveness"
Definition of 'Elusiveness'
From: GCIDE
- Elusive \E*lu"sive\, a. Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious. [1913 Webster]
- Elusive of the bridal day, she gives Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. --Pope. -- {E*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {E*lu"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]