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evanescent
[ ev-uh-nes-uhnt ]
evanescent
/ ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt /
adjective
- passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing
- ephemeral or transitory
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Derived Forms
- ˌevaˈnescence, noun
- ˌevaˈnescently, adverb
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Other Words From
- 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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Word History and Origins
Origin of evanescent1
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Example Sentences
Often taken outside in waterfront locations, the photos capture evanescent moments and things — surf, shadows and twilight — and everyday places and people.
And always in the background, evanescent but, in the end, accountable, is Rupert Murdoch—courted, feared and sometimes loathed.
But that support was evanescent; it's already back below 50%, and probably still falling.
They are imagined as disembodied spirits, and are often visualized as vague or evanescent forms; hence, the white sheet routine.
When he does, for short walks on moonless nights or for the occasional meal, these evanescent periods of freedom are thrilling.
But success in a mission of this size may only bring limited and evanescent political benefits.
There are those who think that this excitement among the people will prove transitory and evanescent.
What a pity that they are as evanescent as the bloom of these flowers and the fragrance they exhale!
Its nature is like opaline dove's-neck lustres, hovering and evanescent.
Splits and rents broke into the margin, and from each streamed the evanescent, azure vapour.
A "brilliant display," we would say, and the observer would be kept busy following the track of the evanescent rays.
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