Associations to the word «Evanescence»

Wiktionary

EVANESCENCE, noun. The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance.
EVANESCENCE, noun. The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight.

Dictionary definition

EVANESCENCE, noun. The event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the evanescence of the morning mist".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.