ILLUSIVENESS
Il*lu"sive*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.
ILLUSORY
Il*lu"so*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. illusore.]
Defn: Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.
ILLUSTRABLE
Il*lus"tra*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne.
ILLUSTRATE
Il*lus"trate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illustrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Illustrating.] Etym: [L. illustratus, p.p. of illustrare to
illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See Illustrious.]
1. To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman.
2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or conspicuously. Shak. To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton.
3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures, comparisons, and examples.