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   Evanescent , a. [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere.]
   Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as, evanescent joys.
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   So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars.
   Hawthorne.
   
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   Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.
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   The difference between right and wrong, in some petty cases, is almost evanescent.
   Wollaston.
   
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