tending to become imperceptible; scarcely perceptible.
Origin
1745-55; < Latinēvānēscent- (stem of ēvānēscēns) vanishing, disappearing. See evanesce, -ent
Related forms
evanescently, adverb
nonevanescent, adjective
nonevanescently, adverb
unevanescent, adjective
unevanescently, adverb
Examples from the web for evanescent
It's true that Hearn's tastes run toward the decadent and the evanescent.
Elusive and evanescent, the rainbow has generated wonder and speculation .
The thinner the wire, the more energy goes into the evanescent field .
As well as anyone, she encapsulated an evanescent and shifting moment in art.
It was an evanescent moment, captured in the pop of a photographer's flashbulb.
The joy and moral stimulation of work no longer must be forgotten in the mad chase of evanescent profits.
But light also records smaller sub-wavelength details in its evanescent components, which do not propagate.
Although there might be an evanescent small amount of electromagnetic radiation there is absolutely no proof of damage by that.
The mind receives a myriad impressions--trivial, fantastic, evanescent or engraved with the sharpness of steel.
The evanescent modes decay rapidly and therefore do not propagate.
British Dictionary definitions for evanescent
evanescent
/ˌɛvəˈnɛsənt/
adjective
1.
passing out of sight; fading away; vanishing
2.
ephemeral or transitory
Derived Forms
evanescence, noun evanescently, adverb
Word Origin and History for evanescent
adj.
1717, from French évanescent, from Latin evanescentem (nominative evanescens), present participle of evanescere "disappear, vanish," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + vanescere "vanish" (see vanish).
evanescent in Medicine
evanescent ev·a·nes·cent (ěv'ə-něs'ənt) adj. Of short duration; passing away quickly.