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[ ev-uh-nes-uhnt ] / ˌɛv əˈnɛs ənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR evanescent ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivevanishing; fading away; fleeting. tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible. Origin of evanescentFirst recorded in 1745–55; from Latin ēvānēscent- (stem of ēvānēscēns ) “vanishing, disappearing”; see evanesce, -ent OTHER WORDS FROM evanescentev·a·nes·cence, nounev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverbnon·ev·a·nes·cent, adjectivenon·ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb un·ev·a·nes·cent, adjectiveun·ev·a·nes·cent·ly, adverb Words nearby evanescentevaluation, evaluative, Evan, evanesce, evanescence, evanescent, Evang., evangel, evangeliary, evangelical, evangelicalism Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for evanescentAnd always in the background, evanescent but, in the end, accountable, is Rupert Murdoch—courted, feared and sometimes loathed. Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST But that support was evanescent; it's already back below 50%, and probably still falling. Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually Work|Megan McArdle|April 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST When he does, for short walks on moonless nights or for the occasional meal, these evanescent periods of freedom are thrilling. Lost Masterpieces|Jacob Silverman|August 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST But success in a mission of this size may only bring limited and evanescent political benefits. Obama's Pirate Coup|Julian Zelizer|April 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
To treat misdemeanors which are not habitual nor characteristic as evanescent is the best way to make them evanescent. Study of Child Life|Marion Foster Washburne Yet it is not so; and the very fear implies that we look in the wrong place for the permanent amid the evanescent in the Gospel. Studies of Christianity|James Martineau Whims were evanescent, and this particular whim would pass away. To the southeast an evanescent greenish glow heralded the opening revels of the aurora borealis. The God of His Fathers|Jack London Pronouncing the types of the past evanescent, Dr. Kurtz pronounces the type of the present permanent. British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Volume LIV|Various
British Dictionary definitions for evanescent
adjectivepassing out of sight; fading away; vanishing ephemeral or transitory Derived forms of evanescentevanescence, nounevanescently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to evanescentbrief, fading, fleeting, momentary, passing, short-lived, temporary, tenuous, vanishing, disappearing Medical definitions for evanescent
adj.Of short duration; passing away quickly. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |