Evanescent: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Evanescent adjective. Soon passing out of sight or memory; vanishing like vapour.
How to say it
ev-uh-NESS-unt/ˌɛvəˈnɛs(ə)nt/
4 syllables, stressed on the third (NESS).
Evanescent in a sentence
The evanescent green flash at sunset lasts barely a second.
Their friendship proved evanescent, gone by the end of the summer.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- fleeting
- fading
- vanishing
- ephemeral
Opposite:
- permanent
- lasting
Where evanescent comes from
From Latin evanescere, to vanish, from vanus, empty.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Their friendship proved _____, gone by the end of the summer.
- evanescent
- quotidian
- nascent
Show the answer
evanescent: Their friendship proved evanescent, gone by the end of the summer.