| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nes ə nt adjective
Etymology: Latin evanescent-, evanescens, present participle of evanescere
1. : tending to vanish or pass away like vapor : of short life or duration : vanishing , fleeting , impermanent
slight and evanescent as an April storm — Elinor Wylie
evanescent isotopes
an evanescent eruption
evanescent flowers
2. archaic : becoming imperceptible by diminution : infinitesimal
3. : characterized by extreme delicacy or fineness of form, structure, or texture : light and airy : fragile , diaphanous , unsubstantial
with the … evanescent brushwork and psychological clarity since lost in English painting — New Republic
many beautiful creatures, … so evanescent that they are only discoverable by the faint shadows which they cast on the bottom — William Beebe
Synonyms: see transient