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evanescent
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Evanescent \Ev`a*nes"cent\, a. [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of
evanescere.]
1. 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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2. 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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