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Allusiveness

Allusiveness \Al*lu"sive*ness\, n. The quality of being allusive.

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allusiveness

n. The quality of being allusive.

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allusiveness

n. a quality characterized by indirect reference

Usage examples of "allusiveness".

In the dinner-table scene where Van and Ada talk of translation, the two youngsters are not yet lovers, but their highly ornate allusiveness in referring to Rimbaud and Marvell rudely excludes Marina from the conversation.