Quickly fading or disappearing; lasting for only a very short time. Used to describe things that vanish like vapor or exist only briefly.
From Latin 'evanescere' meaning 'to vanish away,' combining 'e-' (out) and 'vanescere' (to vanish). The word entered English in the early 18th century, maintaining its sense of something that disappears as quickly as morning mist.
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