evanescence
nounUK /ˌevəˈnesns/
US /ˌevəˈnesns/
The act of slowly fading away and disappearing.
The evanescence of the morning mist made the hills seem to vanish.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The quality of being fleeting or short-lived.
The evanescence of summer vacation made it feel like a dream.
3. A gradual vanishing of something, such as a sound or image.
The evanescence of the echo left the canyon silent.
4. In physics, the fading of a particle or signal over time.
The evanescence of the light pulse was measured by the sensor.