evanesce means to disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor.
evanesce is pronounced /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/.
Why “evanesce” is a great word
To disappear or fade away gradually. From Latin ēvānēscere ('to vanish'), from ē- ('out') + vānēscere ('to vanish'), from vānus ('empty, vain'). A doublet of 'vanish', first attested in English in 1817. Unlike 'vanish' (which suggests a sudden, total erasure) or 'dissipate' (which implies a physical scattering of components), 'evanesce' is a quieter attenuation, a thinning of essence. It is the last breath on a cold windowpane, the final note of a bell swallowed by distance, or morning mist retreating into the general light—a gentle yielding to the inherent emptiness of things.
Etymology
From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.
verb
- To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor“All his cares evanesced.”
- To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid
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