The fragile, airy quality of evanescent things reflects the etymology of the word evanescent itself. It’s from a form of the Latin verb evanescere, which means "to evaporate" or "to vanish.” (Evanescere is …

EVANESCENT definition: vanishing; fading away; fleeting. See examples of evanescent used in a sentence.

Like all the glories of the May woods it is evanescent. (Definition of evanescent from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

2 meanings: 1. passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing 2. ephemeral or transitory.... Click for more definitions.

Definition of evanescent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

In electromagnetics, an evanescent field, or evanescent wave, is an oscillating electric and/or magnetic field that does not propagate as an electromagnetic wave but whose energy is spatially concentrated …

Dec 13, 2025 · Leaves solitary or numerous, sometimes evanescent or rarely wanting, radical or cauline, alternate or occasionally whorled, simple, varying from a sheathing bract to a definite blade which is …

evanescent (ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt) adj 1. passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing 2. ephemeral or transitory

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A beautiful sunset, a rainbow, a wonderful dream right before your alarm clock goes off — all of these could be described as evanescent, which means “fleeting” or “temporary.” Evanescent comes from …