a. [ L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere. ] 1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys. [ 1913 Webster ]

So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible. [ 1913 Webster ]

The difference between right and wrong, in some petty cases, is almost evanescent. Wollaston. [ 1913 Webster ]

Evanescently

adv. In a vanishing manner; imperceptibly. Chalmers. [ 1913 Webster ]

EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

電光朝露	[でんこうちょうろ, denkouchouro] (n) fleeting; evanescent [Add to Longdo]
泡沫夢幻	[ほうまつむげん, houmatsumugen] (adj-no) transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent [Add to Longdo]
夢幻泡沫	[むげんほうまつ, mugenhoumatsu] (n) transient; ephemeral; fleeting; evanescent [Add to Longdo]
露の命	[つゆのいのち, tsuyunoinochi] (n) life as evanescent as the dew [Add to Longdo]
槿花一朝	[きんかいっちょう, kinkaicchou] (n) evanescent glory; passing prosperity [Add to Longdo]
槿花一日	[きんかいちじつ, kinkaichijitsu] (n) evanescent glory; passing prosperity [Add to Longdo]

DING DE-EN Dictionary

dahinschwindend	evanescent [Add to Longdo]
dahinschwindend { adv }	evanescently [Add to Longdo]
schwindend	evanescent [Add to Longdo]

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