Illusive

Word ILLUSIVE
Character 8
Hyphenation il lu sive
Pronunciations /ɪˈluːsɪv/

Definitions and meanings of "Illusive"

What do we mean by illusive?

Illusory. adjective

Deceiving by illusion; deceitful; false; illusory.

Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal. adjective

Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome. adjective

Based on or having the nature of an illusion adjective

Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Illusive

The word "illusive" in example sentences

Besides all this, they are exceedingly valuable as providing us with that general sense of religion, vague and illusive, which is deeper than all dogma. ❋ John Kelman (1896)

PS -- Yes, it's supposed to be "illusive" as in "illusory," as opposed to ❋ Unknown (2008)

Worse, panelists seemed at a loss in terms of how to better grasp or measure engagement, which is a notoriously "illusive" concept, said Charley Shoemaker, director of video measurement products at Nielsen Online. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Though Ramazzini emphasized that the purpose of the dialogue was "for both parties to win" and that his would require "a focus on justice, equality and transparency," such an outcome proved illusive. ❋ Tobias Roberts (2011)

A vision that will continue to remain as illusive as a desert mirage for us Middle Eastners. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So, depending solely upon the illusive "fair market value," the exact same program can appear to be very cost efficient (8.3 percent), horribly inefficient (64.5 percent), or about average (15.4 percent). ❋ Saundra Schimmelpfennig (2011)

Luck -- that strange, illusive, heaven sent, burst of good fortune-has not fired a missile in your direction. ❋ Warren Adler (2012)

Patkin sees the three as fundamentally rooted in the illusive vocabulary of our religious doctrines: monotheistic, iconic and pagan. ❋ Bill Bush (2012)

She will ask for what you withhold, though not a word rise to her lips; will thirst for it through the years, will herself grow cramped with your denial till her own love seem a thing of dream, unstable and vague and illusive. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All they know is that there are two or three people competing over some illusive thing they don't really care about. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But all this I conjecture only, from sensations which may be nervously illusive. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Massage works to strengthen that ever-illusive, fast-disappearing key to youth and firmness: collagen. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The first ST film I actually saw in the theatre was The Voyage Home and it was no small feat mind you since Star Trek was as illusive in my native Poland back then as tropical fruit. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But her allusive work seems to evoke something beyond the ostensible subject, an illusive otherness that seems to be a hybrid of the subtly absurd and the almost spiritual. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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