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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
joys
.
So
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.
Vanishing; subject to vanishing; fleeting; passing away; liable to dissipation, like vapor, or to become imperceptible. The pleasures and joys of life are evanescent.

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