To dissipate or disappear like vapor. See synonyms at disappear.
[Latin ēvānēscere, to vanish : ē-, ex-, ex- + vānēscere, to disappear (from vānus, empty).]
evanescence ev'a·nes'cence n.
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ev·a·nesce (ĕv'ə-nĕs') ![]() |
[Latin ēvānēscere, to vanish : ē-, ex-, ex- + vānēscere, to disappear (from vānus, empty).]
evanescence ev'a·nes'cence n.| Thesaurus: evanesce |
| WordNet: evanesce |
| Translations: Evanesce |
Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forsvinde, udviskes
Français (French)
v. intr. - se dissiper, s'évanouir
Deutsch (German)
v. - verschwinden
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εκλείπω, (εξ)αφανίζομαι, εξανεμίζομαι
Português (Portuguese)
v. - desvanecer, esvanecer
Русский (Russian)
исчезать, испаряться
Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - desaparecer, desvanecerse, disiparse, esfumarse
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - försvinna, förblekna
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
逐渐看不见, 消散
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 逐漸看不見, 消散
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 消えていく, 消散する
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يزول, يتلاشى
עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - נעלם, דעך
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