Word of the day
evanescent
1. soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing
“a shimmering evanescent bubble”
2. denoting a field or wave that extends into a region where it cannot propagate and whose amplitude therefore decreases with distance.
adjective
/ˌɛvəˈnɛs(ə)nt/
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- fading
- substantial
- bubbling
- firm
- ephemeral
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