evanescent

[ ev-uh-nes-uhnt ]
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adjective
  1. vanishing; fading away; fleeting.

  2. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.

Origin of evanescent

1
First recorded in 1700–1805; from Latin ēvānēscent- (stem of ēvānēscēns ) “vanishing, disappearing”; see evanesce, -ent

Other words from evanescent

  • ev·a·nes·cence, noun
  • ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb
  • non·ev·a·nes·cent, adjective
  • non·ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb
  • un·ev·a·nes·cent, adjective
  • un·ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for evanescent

evanescent

/ (ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt) /


adjective
  1. passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing

  2. ephemeral or transitory

Derived forms of evanescent

  • evanescence, noun
  • evanescently, adverb

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