evanescence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/ (General-American, UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.
Meanings
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(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
1759 September 1, Samuel Johnson, The Idler:
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(countable, uncountable) The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.
the evanescence of the morning mist.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| evanescences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
evanesce · evanescent · ephemeral
Translations (12)
pt evanescência (fading and vanishing from sight) · ca evanescència (fading and vanishing from sight) · mk исчезну́вање (fading and vanishing from sight) · uk зникання (fading and vanishing from sight) · it evanescenza (fading and vanishing from sight) · nb kortvarighet (fading and vanishing from sight) · uk щезання (fading and vanishing from sight) · es evanescencia (fading and vanishing from sight) · fr évanescence (fading and vanishing from sight) · uk швидкоплинність (fading and vanishing from sight) · nb flyktighet (fading and vanishing from sight) · ru мимолётность (fading and vanishing from sight)