How to pronounce evanesce
American English pronunciation
ev-uh-NES
- IPA
- /ˌɛvəˈnɛs/
- Syllables
- ev · uh · NES (3 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What evanesce means
To slowly fade away like mist until nothing is left
In a sentence: We watched the rainbow evanesce as the clouds rolled back in.
Where it comes from: It comes from a Latin word meaning to vanish away.
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Compare: evanesce and fugacious
Fugacious describes something that never lasts long; evanesce is the act of slowly fading away, like mist, until it is gone.
See also: fugacious
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