Evanescence

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance. countable, uncountable

    "We suffer equal pain from the pertinacious adhesion of unwelcome images, as from the evanescence of those which are pleasing and useful"

  2. 2
    the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight wordnet
  3. 3
    The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight. countable, uncountable

    "the evanescence of the morning mist."

Synonyms

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blackoutcaducitydeathdeparturedispersiondissipation

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"Beyle plays in an Evanescence tribute band."

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.

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