evanescence

noun
/ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.

  1. borrowed from ēvānēscentia

Definitions

  1. The act or state of vanishing away

    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
  2. The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.

    • the evanescence of the morning mist.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for evanescence. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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