evanescentadj.

/ɛvəˈnɛsənt/

Etymology: < French évanescent, < Latin ēvānescent-em , present participle of ēvānescĕre (see evanesce v.).

1. That is on the point of vanishing or becoming imperceptible. In Mathematics, said of a diminishing quantity: That is at the instant of becoming zero; infinitesimal. Hence transferred of things: Imperceptibly minute, too small to perceive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small > so as to be invisible > almost

evanescent1708

1708 J. Keill Acct. Animal Secretion 145 The smallest Capillary or evanescent Artery.

1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature i. 31 To render the crime evanescent or almost nothing.

a1761 J. Cawthorn Poems (1771) 192 How the moon was evanescent, Was now an orb, and now a crescent?

1771 S. Horsley in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 437 (note) The particles of light, which fall upon the evanescent zone..are as that evanescent annular space which they cover.

1811 J. Wood Elem. Optics iv. 56 The limiting ratio of an evanescent arc to its sine is a ratio of equality.

1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) xxvi. 276 A quantity so evanescent that it is hardly possible to conceive a time when a change will become perceptible.

1882 R. A. Proctor Familiar Sci. Stud. 29 Our knowledge..has in reality but an evanescent range.

a. That quickly vanishes or passes away; having no permanence. Said of appearances, conditions, impressions, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adjective]

slidinga900

scrithingOE

henwardOE

swifta1225

short livya1325

passing1340

flittingc1374

shadowy1374

temporalc1384

speedfula1400

transitory?c1400

brittlea1425

unabidingc1430

frail?c1450

indurablec1450

scrithel?c1475

caduke1483

transitorious1492

passanta1500

perishinga1500

caducea1513

fugitive?1518

caducal?1548

quick1548

delible1549

flittering1549

undurable?1555

shadowish1561

fleeting1563

vading1566

flightful1571

wanzing1571

transitive1575

slipping1581

diary1583

unlasting1585

never-lasting1588

flit1590

post-like1594

running1598

short-lived1598

short-winded1598

transient1599

unpermanent1607

flashy1609

of a day1612

passable1613

dureless1614

urgenta1616

waxena1616

decayable1617

horary1620

evanid1626

fugitable1628

short-dated1632

fugacious1635

ephemerala1639

impermanent1653

fungous1655

volatile1655

ephemerousa1660

unimmortal1667

timesome1674

while-being1674

of passage1680

journal1685

ephemeron1714

admovent1727

evanescent1728

meteorous1750

deciduous1763

preterient1786

ephemeridal1795

meteorica1802

meteor1803

ephemerean1804

ephemerid1804

evanescing1805

fleeted1810

fleet1812

unenduring1814

unremaining1817

unimmortalized1839

impersistent1849

flighty1850

uneternal1862

caducous1863

diurnal1866

horarious1866

brisk1879

evasive1881

picaresque1959

1728 J. Thomson Spring 9 The melting Pulp Of mellow Fruit the nameless Nations feed Of evanescent Insects.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 60. ⁋11 The incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 167 A scene Of evanescent glory.

1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 289 Evanescent, when the colour remains as long as the mineral is in a state of fusion, but which disappears on cooling.

1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 203 The Duke of Rothsay, whose virtuous feelings were as easily excited as they were evanescent.

1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 69 [The] Pen..which gives ubiquity and permanence to the evanescent thought of a moment.

1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 41 Maculæ are evanescent or permanent according to their cause.

b. Botany. Of parts of plants: Not permanent.

ΚΠ

1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) IV. 189 Curtain white, evanescent.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 361 Liparis..glands evanescent.

Derivatives

evaˈnescently adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adverb]

transitorily1576

transiently1629

evanescently1847

flittingly1847

ephemerally1848

1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict.

1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice ii. iv. 187 Evanescently dim to our feeling.

1873 Argosy 16 290 The colour flitted evanescently.

1881 Daily News 25 July 5/2 Kindliness, slightly and almost evanescently..tempered by a sort of indulgent scorn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	evanescent
释义	evanescentadj. /ɛvəˈnɛsənt/ Etymology: < French évanescent, < Latin ēvānescent-em , present participle of ēvānescĕre (see evanesce v.). 1. That is on the point of vanishing or becoming imperceptible. In Mathematics, said of a diminishing quantity: That is at the instant of becoming zero; infinitesimal. Hence transferred of things: Imperceptibly minute, too small to perceive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small > so as to be invisible > almost evanescent1708 1708 J. Keill Acct. Animal Secretion 145 The smallest Capillary or evanescent Artery. 1722 W. Wollaston Relig. of Nature i. 31 To render the crime evanescent or almost nothing. a1761 J. Cawthorn Poems (1771) 192 How the moon was evanescent, Was now an orb, and now a crescent? 1771 S. Horsley in Philos. Trans. 1770 (Royal Soc.) 60 437 (note) The particles of light, which fall upon the evanescent zone..are as that evanescent annular space which they cover. 1811 J. Wood Elem. Optics iv. 56 The limiting ratio of an evanescent arc to its sine is a ratio of equality. 1849 M. Somerville On Connexion Physical Sci. (ed. 8) xxvi. 276 A quantity so evanescent that it is hardly possible to conceive a time when a change will become perceptible. 1882 R. A. Proctor Familiar Sci. Stud. 29 Our knowledge..has in reality but an evanescent range. 2. a. That quickly vanishes or passes away; having no permanence. Said of appearances, conditions, impressions, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adjective] slidinga900 scrithingOE henwardOE swifta1225 short livya1325 passing1340 flittingc1374 shadowy1374 temporalc1384 speedfula1400 transitory?c1400 brittlea1425 unabidingc1430 frail?c1450 indurablec1450 scrithel?c1475 caduke1483 transitorious1492 passanta1500 perishinga1500 caducea1513 fugitive?1518 caducal?1548 quick1548 delible1549 flittering1549 undurable?1555 shadowish1561 fleeting1563 vading1566 flightful1571 wanzing1571 transitive1575 slipping1581 diary1583 unlasting1585 never-lasting1588 flit1590 post-like1594 running1598 short-lived1598 short-winded1598 transient1599 unpermanent1607 flashy1609 of a day1612 passable1613 dureless1614 urgenta1616 waxena1616 decayable1617 horary1620 evanid1626 fugitable1628 short-dated1632 fugacious1635 ephemerala1639 impermanent1653 fungous1655 volatile1655 ephemerousa1660 unimmortal1667 timesome1674 while-being1674 of passage1680 journal1685 ephemeron1714 admovent1727 evanescent1728 meteorous1750 deciduous1763 preterient1786 ephemeridal1795 meteorica1802 meteor1803 ephemerean1804 ephemerid1804 evanescing1805 fleeted1810 fleet1812 unenduring1814 unremaining1817 unimmortalized1839 impersistent1849 flighty1850 uneternal1862 caducous1863 diurnal1866 horarious1866 brisk1879 evasive1881 picaresque1959 1728 J. Thomson Spring 9 The melting Pulp Of mellow Fruit the nameless Nations feed Of evanescent Insects. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 60. ⁋11 The incidents which give excellence to biography are of a volatile and evanescent kind. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 167 A scene Of evanescent glory. 1816 R. Jameson Treat. External Characters Minerals (ed. 2) 289 Evanescent, when the colour remains as long as the mineral is in a state of fusion, but which disappears on cooling. 1828 W. Scott Fair Maid of Perth viii, in Chron. Canongate 2nd Ser. III. 203 The Duke of Rothsay, whose virtuous feelings were as easily excited as they were evanescent. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 69 [The] Pen..which gives ubiquity and permanence to the evanescent thought of a moment. 1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 41 Maculæ are evanescent or permanent according to their cause. b. Botany. Of parts of plants: Not permanent. ΚΠ 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) IV. 189 Curtain white, evanescent. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 361 Liparis..glands evanescent. Derivatives evaˈnescently adv. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > shortness or brevity in time > swift movement of time > [adverb] transitorily1576 transiently1629 evanescently1847 flittingly1847 ephemerally1848 1847 in J. Craig New Universal Dict. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice ii. iv. 187 Evanescently dim to our feeling. 1873 Argosy 16 290 The colour flitted evanescently. 1881 Daily News 25 July 5/2 Kindliness, slightly and almost evanescently..tempered by a sort of indulgent scorn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.1708
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