Definition of Evanescent

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Definition of Evanescent
	Evanescent Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible. Related Definitions: As, Away, Evanescent, Fleeting, From, Imperceptible, Liable, Like, Notice, Or, Pass, To, Vanish, Vanishing, Vapor

Evanescent Quotations

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.
Samuel Butler

The actor's popularity is evanescent; applauded today, forgotten tomorrow.
Harrison Ford

We emphasize that such a form of communication is not absent in man, however evanescent a naturally given object may be for him, split as it is in its submission to symbols.
Jacques Lacan

Evanescent Translations

evanescent in German is dahinschwindend
evanescent in Spanish is evanescente

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