illusiveness

/ˌɪˈɫusɪvnəs/ noun

The quality of being illusive.

Word Origin From Latin ludere 'to play, sport, mimic' — illusion is literally a 'playing upon' the senses, a mockery. That's why illusiveness is the quality of being playfully deceptive. The same playful root gives us allude (play toward), collude (play together), delude (play down), elude (play out), and even ludicrous (playful, absurd). The breakdown il+lus+ion+ive+ness shows the layers: 'in' (il-), 'play' (lus), and suffixes turning it into a noun of quality.

noun The quality of being illusive. countable

The illusiveness of the mirage made it impossible to determine its exact location.

(名词) 虚幻性

海市蜃楼的虚幻性让人无法确定它的确切位置。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser ilusorio.

Lo ilusorio del espejismo hizo imposible determinar su ubicación exacta.

(nom) caractère illusoire; caractère trompeur; caractère fallacieux [Caractère de ce qui est illusoire ou trompeur ; nature fuyante et insaisissable.]

Le caractère insaisissable du mirage rendait impossible la détermination de son emplacement exact.

(Substantiv) Die Eigenschaft, trügerisch oder schwer fassbar zu sein; das Vorhandensein von Täuschung oder Illusion.

Die **illusiveness** der Fata Morgana machte es unmöglich, ihren genauen Standort zu bestimmen.

(名詞) 幻のような性質。実体がなく、捉えがたいこと。

蜃気楼のillusiveness(幻影的性質)により、正確な位置を特定することは不可能だった。

(substantivo) ilusividade; caráter ilusório [A qualidade de ser ilusório.]

A ilusoriedade da miragem tornava impossível determinar sua localização exata.

Word parts: il + lus + ion + ive + ness

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