Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EV-A-NES'CENT
EV-A-NES'CENCEEV-AN-ES'CENT-LY
EV-A-NES'CENT, a.
Vanishing; subject to vanishing; fleeting; passing away; liable to dissipation, like vapor, or to become imperceptible. The pleasures and joys of life are evanescent.
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