evanesce
to disappear gradually; vanish; fade away.
Origin of evanesce
1Other words from evanesce
- ev·a·nes·ci·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with evanesce
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How to use evanesce in a sentence
Richard Kenton evanesced into the interior so obviously that Bittridge could not offer to come in.
The Kentons | William Dean HowellsThe 'culture,' to which she laid claim, evanesced in this atmosphere of exhalations.
In the Year of Jubilee | George GissingEach time he caught a ball, something left Perry, some pain long held in his chest, evanesced into the night air.
Makers | Cory DoctorowVery soon they both got bored again, when the excitement of the plotting had evanesced.
The Hypocrite | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullAlas, that from the modern world should have evanesced all appreciation of art that is not obviously useful, palpably didactic!
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2) | John Addington Symonds
British Dictionary definitions for evanesce
/ (ˌɛvəˈnɛs) /
(intr) (of smoke, mist, etc) to fade gradually from sight; vanish
Origin of evanesce
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