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ˌɛv əˈnɛs əntevanes·cent
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evanescent
Transient and transitory are both derived from the same original source (Latin trans, over, and eo, go), denoting that which quickly passes or is passing away, but there is between them a fine shade of difference. A thing is transient which in fact is not lasting; a thing is transitory which by its very nature must soon pass away; a thing is temporary (Latin tempus, time) which is intended to last or be made use of but a little while; as, a transient joy; this transitory life; a temporary chairman. Ephemeral (Greek epi, on, and hemera, day) literally lasting but for a day, often marks more strongly than transient exceeding brevity of duration; it agrees with transitory in denoting that its object is destined to pass away, but is stronger, as denoting not only its certain but its speedy extinction; thus that which is ephemeral is looked upon as at once slight and perishable, and the word carries often a suggestion of contempt; man's life is transitory, a butterfly's existence is ephemeral; with no solid qualities or worthy achievements a pretender may sometimes gain an ephemeral popularity. That which is fleeting is viewed as in the act of passing swiftly by, and that which is fugitive (Latin fugio, flee) as eluding attempts to detain it; that which is evanescent (Latin evanesco, from e, out, and vanus, empty, vain) as in the act of vanishing even while we gaze, as the hues of the sunset.
Synonyms:
brief, ephemeral, fleeting, flitting, flying, fugitive, momentary, passing, short, temporary, transient, transitoryAntonyms:
abiding, enduring, eternal, everlasting, immortal, imperishable, lasting, permanent, perpetual, persistent, undying, unfading
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evanescentadjective
Synonyms:
vanishing, fleeting, transitory, transient, passing, flitting, fugitive, flying, ephemeral, short-lived
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#746 | short | |
#2436 | brief | |
#3606 | temporary | |
#3992 | flying | |
#4462 | passing | |
#12548 | transient | |
#23316 | fugitive | |
#33406 | momentary | |
#34418 | fleeting | |
#39014 | ephemeral | |
#45661 | transitory | |
#94062 | evanescent | |
#106543 | flitting |
How to use evanescent in a sentence?
Desire nothing, Chafe not at fate, nor at Nature's changeless laws. But struggle only with the personal, the transitory, the evanescent and the perishable.
Success is transient, evanescent. The real passion lies in the poignant acquisition of knowledge about all the shading and subtleties of the creative secrets.
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