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ev·a·nes·cent

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–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 Audio Help (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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ev·a·nes·cent (v-nsnt)
adj.

Of short duration; passing away quickly.

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Main Entry: ev·a·nes·cent
Pronunciation: "ev-&-'nes-^&nt
Function: adjective
: tending to disappear quickly : of relatively short duration <an evanescent rash>

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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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Evanescent

Van"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vanished; p. pr. & vb. n. Vanishing.] [OE. vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF. envanir, esvanir, esvanu["i]r, F. s'['e]vanouir; fr. L. vanus empty, vain; cf. L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See Vain, and cf. Evanescent,-ish.]

1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight of spectators on land.

The horse vanished . . . out of sight. --Chaucer.

Go; vanish into air; away! --Shak.

The champions vanished from their posts with the speed of lightning. --Sir W. Scott.

Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among realities. --Hawthorne.

2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. "All these delights will vanish." --Milton.

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