evanescent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ UK /ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj quickly fading or vanishing; fleeting The evanescent glow of the fireflies faded as the moon rose. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · quickly fading or... fleetingtransientephemeraltransitorymomentaryfugitivepassing ↔ Opposites permanentlastingenduringperpetual Word family Derived forms evanescenceevanescently Related forms evanescevanish Etymology AI details From Latin evanescentem, present participle of evanescere 'to vanish, disappear', from e- 'out' + vanescere 'to vanish', from vanus 'empty'. evanescere Latin vanus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # evanescent **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/ ## Meanings 1. quickly fading or vanishing; fleeting ## Examples - The evanescent glow of the fireflies faded as the moon rose. ## Synonyms - fleeting - transient - ephemeral - transitory - momentary - fugitive - passing ## Antonyms - permanent - lasting - enduring - perpetual ## Derived Forms - evanescence - evanescently ## Related Forms - evanesce - vanish ## Roots and Affixes - Root: evanescere - Root: vanus ## Etymology From Latin evanescentem, present participle of evanescere 'to vanish, disappear', from e- 'out' + vanescere 'to vanish', from vanus 'empty'. ## AI Etymology Evanescent is from Latin evanescentem, present participle of evanescere 'to vanish, disappear', from e- 'out' + vanescere 'to vanish', from vanus 'empty'. Important recorded forms include evanescere (Latin) and vanus (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers quickly fading or vanishing; fleeting. The wider family includes derived forms such as evanescence and evanescently and related words such as evanesce and vanish. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown