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.

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Synonyms

1 adj · quickly fading or... fleeting transient ephemeral transitory momentary fugitive passing

Opposites

permanent lasting enduring perpetual

Word family

Derived forms evanescenceevanescently

Related forms evanescevanish

Etymology

From Latin evanescentem, present participle of evanescere 'to vanish, disappear', from e- 'out' + vanescere 'to vanish', from vanus 'empty'.

evanescere Latin vanus Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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