evanesce
verb
ev·a·nesce ˌe-və-ˈnes 
evanesced; evanescing
intransitive verb
: to dissipate like vapor
Synonyms
- dematerialize
- disappear
- dissolve
- evaporate
- fade
- flee
- fly
- melt
- sink
- vanish
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Example Sentences
the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream
Recent Examples on the Web Other details — running water, a smudged kingfisher — appear only to evanesce. 
Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021 Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020 The experience of simply having the experience, and letting each moment arrive unexpectedly and evanesce in its own time. Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018 The number of daily active users in March was lower than the average for the first quarter as a whole, a signal that Snap's user base may be evanescing into the void. Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 2 May 2018 The arc of his coming to America is dizzying: mystery begat hype, hype yielded to skepticism, skepticism evanesced under sheer amazement. Si.com Staff, SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018 And with every new meeting, my hatred has evanesced like fog in a bright sun. Will Blythe, Esquire, 1 Apr. 2010 See More
Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2021 Monkfish in a gripping mussel broth found its voice in between sips of an off-dry Alsatian pinot gris, its honeyed sweetness just evanescing off the brine of the seafood. Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2020 The experience of simply having the experience, and letting each moment arrive unexpectedly and evanesce in its own time. Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 29 June 2018 The number of daily active users in March was lower than the average for the first quarter as a whole, a signal that Snap's user base may be evanescing into the void. Michael Hiltzik, latimes.com, 2 May 2018 The arc of his coming to America is dizzying: mystery begat hype, hype yielded to skepticism, skepticism evanesced under sheer amazement. Si.com Staff, SI.com, 9 Apr. 2018 And with every new meeting, my hatred has evanesced like fog in a bright sun. Will Blythe, Esquire, 1 Apr. 2010 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin evanescere — more at vanish
First Known Use
1822, in the meaning defined above
evanescing
verb
as in disappearing
to cease to be visible the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- disappearing
- fading
- vanishing
- melting
- dropping out of sight
- flying
- evaporating
- drying up
- fleeing
- sinking
- dissipating
- blanking (out)
- dissolving
- dematerializing
- dying (away or down or out)
- blurring
- dispersing
- clearing
- dimming
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- appearing
- emerging
- coming out
- breaking out
- issuing
- arriving
- looming
- materializing
- showing up