Have you ever heard, read, or used the word evanescence? Do you know what this word means? ❓❓❓
The word evanescence was mostly known by many people because of the famous American rock band called “Evanescence” in the early 2000’s with hits like “Bring Me To Life” 🎤🎶🎧
So, what does this word actually mean?
According to Oxford Dictionary, the definition of evanescence is:
“the fact of disappearing quickly from sight or memory.”
As stated by Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the synonyms of evanescence include ephemerality, fleetingness, fugitiveness, impermanence, impermanency, momentariness, temporariness, and transitoriness. The antonyms of evanescence include endurance, permanence, and permanency.
Evanescence comes from the Latin word “evanescere” meaning “disappear, vanish.” Something that possesses qualities of evanescence, has a quality of disappearing or vanishing. For instance, the evanescence of a shooting star makes it hard to catch — it’s there one moment and gone the next.
Evanescence is a word typically used to describe an event that fades from sight or memory, or sometimes the fleeting quality of worldly success.
In other words, evanescence implies the condition of lasting for only a short time, then disappearing quickly and being forgotten.
After you lose a loved one, often you’re gripped with a fear of evanescence or the rapid fading from sight or memory of that person.
You can check out some examples of sentences using the word evanescence to understand the word more!
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