evanescent Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ev`a*nes"cent adjective

Etymology

L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere.

Definitions

1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.

   So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars. Hawthorne.

2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.

   The difference between right and wrong, is some petty cases, is almost evanescent. Wollaston.