evanescence

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evanescence

/ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/ US, UK

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.

noun evanescences

countable, uncountable The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance. We suffer equal pain from the pertinacious adhesion of unwelcome images, as from the evanescence of those which are pleasing and useful
countable, uncountable The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight. the evanescence of the morning mist.

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noun fading and vanishing from sight

Español	evanescencia
Português	evanescência
Français	évanescence
Italiano	evanescenza
Русский	мимолётность mimoljótnostʹ

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@misc{evanescence_2026,
  title = {evanescence},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/evanescence},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}