Emily Dickinson Lexicon

evade (-s), v. [Fr. < L. ē, out & vādēre, to go.] (webplay: attempt, avoid, away, slip).

Elude; circumvent; skirt; escape unnoticed; slip away from danger; sidestep by subterfuge.

evanesce, v. [L. e, out & vānescěre, vanish.]

Dissipate; fade; disappear; escape possession; pass away; [fig.] melt into thin air.

evanescence, n. [see evanesce, v.]

Dissipation; departure; gradual removal; fleeting moment; [fig.] demise; transition of death.

evangelist (-s), n. [Gr. 'bring good news'.] (webplay: blessed).

Missionary; prophet; apostle; authors of the Four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.

eve (-s), n. [see evening, n.]

Dusk; eventide; decline of the sun; close of the day; fast before a holiday or Saint's day; time immediately before an event.

Eve, proper n. [Heb. Chavvah, 'life-giver'.] (webplay: Adam, consort, human, living).

First woman; wife of Adam; mother of all humankind; first person to eat fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil; first one to experience the Fall from the Garden of Eden to mortality (see Genesis 3 and ED's letters).

even, adj. [OE efen.] (webplay: carry, country, easily).

1. Smooth; uniform; level; regular; direct; free from fluctuations.
2. Balanced; equal; fair; just; settled; dependable; owing nothing; without debt.

even, adv. [see even, adj.] (webplay: bringing, common, included, learned, like, manner, mind, new, noting, other, several, wishes).

Still; yet; directly; equally; likewise; at the same moment.

even, n. [OE éfen.]

Evening; salutation; close of the day.

evening, adj. [see even, adj.] (webplay: beginning, day, morning, sun, time).

Final; ending; closing