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English

Etymology

From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?i?v??n?s/

Verb

evanesce (third-person singular simple present evanesces, present participle evanescing, simple past and past participle evanesced)

1. (intransitive) To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
2. (intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid

Related terms

• evanescent
• evanescently
• evanescence

Translations

See also

• effervesce

Latin

Verb

?v?n?sce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of ?v?n?sc?

Spanish

Verb

evanesce

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of evanescer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of evanescer.
3. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of evanescer.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ?v?n?sc?ns, present participle of ?v?n?sc? (“I vanish, I fade away, I lapse”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??v.??n?s.n?s/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?i?.v??nes.n?s/

Noun

evanescence (countable and uncountable, plural evanescences)

1. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.
   • 1 September, 1759, Samuel Johnson, The Idler

     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.

Related terms

• evanesce

Translations