Definitions of evanescent [ˌɛv əˈnɛs ənt]

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Definition of 'evanescent'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adj.) evanescent
vanishing; fading away.

Etymology: (1745–55; < L ēvānēscent-, s. of ēvānēscēns)

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Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) evanescent
tending to vanish like vapor
"evanescent beauty"

Definition of 'evanescent'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) evanescent
liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys

2. (adj) evanescent
vanishing from notice; imperceptible

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