as in shortness
the state or quality of lasting only for a short time the evanescence of a rainbow detracts not a whit from its beauty

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Recent Examples of evanescence With the evanescence of a lantern, the Serpentine suspension lamp seamlessly balances form and function, the black lines outlining the spokes and profiles of its diffuser cones designed to emphasize the dynamism of its forms. Elle Decor Editors, ELLE Decor, 20 Apr. 2023 As a woman fond of sudden disappearance, Converse seemed to insist on her own evanescence, on her right to stay lost. Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2023 People strolled about, glancing up at the delicate ceiling above their heads and out to the far shore of the basin, where still more of the trees created a distant cloud of frail evanescence. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2023 Every other Wayne spotting ends in evanescence. Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for evanescence 
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Noun
  • Spirit's ephemerality is so visible that even Saturday Night Live poked fun at its transience in a recent sketch.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The trick is that transience itself takes on a thick, solid thinginess, each canvas barnacled over with paint.
    Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Known for her evocative, atmospheric compositions, her practice emphasizes fluidity, texture and organic forms, creating a sense of movement and impermanence that mirrors the ever-changing environment.
    Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But the reality of their true impermanence has left us with even more ghosts to grieve in the wake of Liam’s death.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Spirit's ephemerality is so visible that even Saturday Night Live poked fun at its transience in a recent sketch.
    Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
  • In many ways, nature serves as the ultimate metaphor for fashion—its rebirth, renewal, and cyclicity, as well as its transience, ephemerality, and evanescence.
    Irene Kim, Vogue, 28 June 2024
Noun
  • But transiency in the back of the bullpen extends well beyond Woodward’s arrival.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 27 July 2022
  • The council will hold a workshop outlining strategies and efforts to remedy homelessness and transiency in the city.
    Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Feb. 2021

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“Evanescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evanescence. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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