EVANESCENT

evanescent

(adjective) tending to vanish like vapor; “evanescent beauty”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

evanescent (comparative more evanescent, superlative most evanescent)

Disappearing, vanishing.

Synonym: nonevanescent

(electromagnetism) Of an oscillating electric or magnetic field: not propagating as an electromagnetic wave but having its energy spatially concentrated in the vicinity of its source.

(mathematics) Of a number or value: diminishing to the point of reaching zero as a limit; infinitesimal.

Barely there; almost imperceptible.

Ephemeral, fleeting, momentary.

Synonyms: nonevanescent, Thesaurus:ephemeral

(botany) Of plant parts: shed after a period.

Source: Wiktionary

Ev`a*nes"cent, a. Etym: [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere.]

1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys. So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars. Hawthorne.

2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible. The difference between right and wrong, is some petty cases, is almost evanescent. Wollaston.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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