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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing; fleeting.
The passion they felt for each other was sadly evanescent.- antonyms:
- lasting, permanent
- similar words:
- fleeting, temporal
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| related words: |
fugitive, transient |
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| derivations: |
evanescently (adv.), evanescence (n.) |
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