ev ‧ a ‧ nes ‧ cent /ˌevəˈnes ə nt, ˌiː- $ ˌev-/ BrE AmE adjective literary
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of evanescere 'to disappear' ]
something that is evanescent does not last very long
ev ‧ a ‧ nes ‧ cent /ˌevəˈnes ə nt, ˌiː- $ ˌev-/ BrE AmE adjective literary
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: present participle of evanescere 'to disappear' ]
something that is evanescent does not last very long
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012