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Vinony

evanescence

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɛv.əˈnɛs.əns/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Medieval Latin ēvānēscentiabor. English evanescence Borrowed from Medieval Latin ēvānēscentia.

  1. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.

    “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.”