Evanescence

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Evanescence \Ev`a*nes"cence\, n.
     The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the
     evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plans or hopes.
     --Rambler.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  evanescence
       n : the event of fading and gradually vanishing from sight; "the
           evanescence of the morning mist"