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ev·a·nes·cent

[ev-uh-nes-uh

nt] Pronunciation Key

–adjective

1.	vanishing; fading away; fleeting.

2.	tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.

[Origin: 1745–55; < L évānéscent- (s. of évānéscéns) vanishing, disappearing. See evanesce, -ent

]

—Related forms

ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb

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ev·a·nes·cent (ěv'ə-něs'ənt) Pronunciation Key
adj. Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.

ev'a·nes'cent·ly adv.

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evanescent

1717, from L. evanescentem (nom. evanescens), prp. of evanescere "disappear, vanish," from ex- "out" + vanescere "vanish."

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evanescent
adjective
tending to vanish like vapor; "evanescent beauty"

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

evanescent ev·a·nes·cent (ěv'ə-něs'ənt)
adj.
Of short duration; passing away quickly.

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ev·a·nes·cent
Pronunciation: "ev-&-'nes-^&nt
Function: adjective
: tending to disappear quickly : of relatively short duration evanescent rash>

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Evanescent

Ev`a*nes"cent\, a. [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere.]

1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.

So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars. --Hawthorne.

2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.

The difference between right and wrong, is some petty cases, is almost evanescent. --Wollaston.

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