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evanescent


ev·a·nes·cent

adj \-sənt\

Definition of EVANESCENT

: tending to vanish like vapor

Examples of EVANESCENT

  1. <beauty that is as evanescent as a rainbow>

Origin of EVANESCENT

Latin evanescent-, evanescens, present participle of evanescere
First Known Use: 1717

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