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Webster 1913 Edition
Evanescent
Evˊa-nes′cent
,Adj.
[L.
evanescens
, -entis
, p. pr. of evanescere
.] 1.
Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting;
as,
. evanescent
joysSo
evanescent
are the fashions of the world in these particulars. Hawthorne.
2.
Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.
The difference between right and wrong, in some petty cases, is almost
evanescent
. Wollaston.
Webster 1828 Edition
Evanescent
EVANES'CENT
,Adj.
Definition 2024
évanescent
évanescent
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French
Adjective
évanescent m (feminine singular évanescente, masculine plural évanescents, feminine plural évanescentes)