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EVANESCENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to vanish like vapor

Example:

evanescent beauty

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

impermanent; temporary (not permanent; not lasting)

Derivation:

evanesce (disappear gradually)

evanescence (the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight)

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