evanescent
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ev·a·nes·cent
(ĕv′ə-nĕs′ənt)adj.
Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor.
ev′a·nes′cent·ly adv.
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evanescent
(ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt)adj
1. passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing
2. ephemeral or transitory
ˌevaˈnescence n
ˌevaˈnescently adv
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ev•a•nes•cent
(ˌɛv əˈnɛs ənt)adj.
vanishing; fading away.
[1745–55; < Latin ēvānēscent-, s. of ēvānēscēns]
ev`a•nes′cent•ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | evanescent - tending to vanish like vapor; "evanescent beauty" impermanent, temporary - not permanent; not lasting; "politics is an impermanent factor of life"- James Thurber; "impermanent palm cottages"; "a temperary arrangement"; "temporary housing" |
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evanescent
adjective (Formal) ephemeral, passing, brief, fading, fleeting, vanishing, short-lived, fugitive, transient, momentary, transitory, impermanent, fugacious the evanescent effects of light and weather on the landscape
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evanescent
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evanescent
adj (Liter) → vergänglich
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ev·a·nes·cent
a. evanescente, que se desvanece, efímero-a.
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