Evanescent
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɛvəˈnɛs(ə)nt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Evanescent is an adjective meaning Disappearing, vanishing.
Meaning
Disappearing, vanishing.
More Meanings
- Barely there; almost imperceptible.
- Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.
Example Sentences
The sea was each little bird's great playmate. […] In their airy flutterings, they seemed to rest on the evanescent spray.
Her face too was fresh in colour, but it was of a totally different quality—soft and evanescent, like the light under a heap of rose-petals.
If the Fluids moving in an Evaneſcent Artery [i.e., a capillary] appear Globular, I ſuppose its becauſe the Canal is round, which alters the Caſe much.
If in the middle of summer the water of Turkey Creek […] is whipped and beaten with a stick, and then if a fire-brand is passed over, a mist is enkindled and a faint evanescent flame runs over the entire width of the brook.
Synonyms for evanescent
Depending on context, synonyms include impermanent, temporary.
Antonyms for evanescent
Common opposites include nonevanescent, earthly, ephemeral, brief, deciduous, fleeting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include impermanent, temporary, fading, vanishing, vanished, elusive.
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