evanescence

See also: évanescence

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēvānēscēns, present participle of ēvānēscō (“I vanish, I fade away, I lapse”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.n̩s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌiː.vəˈnes.n̩s/

Noun

evanescence (countable and uncountable, plural evanescences)

  1. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.
    the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes. --Rambler
  2. The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.
    the evanescence of the morning mist.
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