evanescence
noun
ev·a·nes·cence
ˌe-və-ˈne-sᵊn(t)s 
1
: the process or fact of evanescing
2
: evanescent quality
Synonyms
Examples of evanescence in a Sentence
the evanescence of a rainbow detracts not a whit from its beauty
Recent Examples on the Web
Share [Findings] Researchers proposed replacing the paradigm of extinction with that of evanescence.
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Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
With the evanescence of a lantern, the Serpentine suspension lamp seamlessly balances form and function, the black lines outlining the spokes and profiles of its diffuser cones designed to emphasize the dynamism of its forms.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
As a woman fond of sudden disappearance, Converse seemed to insist on her own evanescence, on her right to stay lost.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
People strolled about, glancing up at the delicate ceiling above their heads and out to the far shore of the basin, where still more of the trees created a distant cloud of frail evanescence.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Every other Wayne spotting ends in evanescence.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
Each announcement is a godlike evanescence.
—Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022
The story of ancient Assyria is one of extraordinary longevity and startling evanescence.
—Kyle Harper, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
Or will the evanescence of your days be marked by the brief spasm of cherry blossoms in bloom?
—Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2024
With the evanescence of a lantern, the Serpentine suspension lamp seamlessly balances form and function, the black lines outlining the spokes and profiles of its diffuser cones designed to emphasize the dynamism of its forms.
—Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023
As a woman fond of sudden disappearance, Converse seemed to insist on her own evanescence, on her right to stay lost.
—Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023
People strolled about, glancing up at the delicate ceiling above their heads and out to the far shore of the basin, where still more of the trees created a distant cloud of frail evanescence.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023
Every other Wayne spotting ends in evanescence.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022
Each announcement is a godlike evanescence.
—Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2022
The story of ancient Assyria is one of extraordinary longevity and startling evanescence.
—Kyle Harper, WSJ, 24 Mar. 2023
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evanescence
noun
ev·a·nes·cence
ˌev-ə-ˈnes-ᵊn(t)s
: evanescent quality
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