Learn a Word Daily — Evanescent
Today’s word is "Evanescent": Tending to disappear or fade away quickly.
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Word of the Day · December 17, 2025
Evanescent
ev-uh-NESS-unt · adjective
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Definition
- Tending to disappear or fade away quickly.
- Lasting for only a brief moment; fleeting and delicate.
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Origin & Etymology
From Latin evanescere, meaning “to disappear or vanish,” related to vanus (“empty”). It entered English in the early 19th century to describe things that do not last.
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Nuance
Use evanescent when you want to highlight the ghostlike, almost intangible brevity of something — not just short-lived, but fragile as it fades.
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Usage
“The evanescent colors of the sunset vanished as night settled over the city.”
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Fun Fact
Physicists use “evanescent waves” to describe electromagnetic fields that decay rapidly and never travel far from the surface where they’re created.
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