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Evanescent (?), a. [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere.] 1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.
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So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars.
Hawthorne.
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2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.
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The difference between right and wrong, in some petty cases, is almost evanescent.
Wollaston.
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