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evanesce
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Evanesce
(gcide) | Evanesce \Ev`a*nesce"\ ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Evanesced ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Evanescing. ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e
out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See Vain,
and cf. Evanish.]
To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like
vapor.
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I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. --De
Quincey.
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evanesce
(wn) | evanesce
v 1: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet,
pass] |
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evanesce
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evanescence
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evanescent
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Evanesced
(gcide) | Evanesce \Ev`a*nesce"\ ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Evanesced ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.
Evanescing. ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e
out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See Vain,
and cf. Evanish.]
To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like
vapor.
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I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. --De
Quincey.
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Evanescence
(gcide) | Evanescence \Ev`a*nes"cence\, n.
The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the
evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plans or hopes.
--Rambler.
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Evanescent
(gcide) | Evanescent \Ev`a*nes"cent\, a. [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of
evanescere.]
1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing;
fleeting; as, evanescent joys.
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So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these
particulars. --Hawthorne.
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2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.
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The difference between right and wrong, in some
petty cases, is almost evanescent. --Wollaston.
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Evanescently
(gcide) | Evanescently \Ev`a*nes"cent*ly\, adv.
In a vanishing manner; imperceptibly. --Chalmers.
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evanesce
(wn) | evanesce
v 1: disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" [syn:
evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet,
pass] |
evanescence
(wn) | evanescence
n 1: the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight;
"the evanescence of the morning mist" |
evanescent
(wn) | evanescent
adj 1: tending to vanish like vapor; "evanescent beauty" |
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