illusive

/ɪˈluːsɪv/

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

Adjective

illusive (comparative more illusive, superlative most illusive)

Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
- Testing software completely is an illusive goal.
- […] he could not catch the illusive thing that had sadly perplexed as well as elevated his spirit.1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC
Synonyms:

illusory

illusive meaning in Urdu and Bengali

illusive in Urdu

فریبی, غیرحقیقی, سرابی

illusive in Bengali

ভ্রান্তিকর, মায়াময়, অলীক

Synonyms of illusive

illusory

Forms of illusive

comparative	more illusive
superlative	most illusive

Origin of illusive

Borrowed from Medieval Latin illūsīvus.

Words formed from illusive

Questions about illusive

What does illusive mean?: Illusive means subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
What is illusive in Urdu?: Illusive in Urdu is فریبی, غیرحقیقی, سرابی. See Illusive meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is illusive?: Illusive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce illusive?: Illusive is pronounced /ɪˈluːsɪv/.

Words near illusive in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: illusive (page history and authors); illusive (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Illusive (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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