evanescent
/ev-uh-NESS-unt/adjectivequickly fading; vanishing like vapor
“Fame there is evanescent — one season, then gone.”
- Synonyms
- fleeting, transient, ephemeral
- Antonyms
- permanent, enduring
- Memory hook
- e + vanescere (vanish): vanishing as you watch.
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