Evanescent

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/ɛvənˈɛsənt/ · एवनेसन्ट

Meaning

Soon passing away or lasting only a short time

quickly fading or disappearing

हिंदी अर्थ

क्षणभंगुर, जल्दी मिट जाने वाला

शीघ्र मिटने वाला, क्षणभंगुर

Synonyms · पर्यायवाची
Antonyms · विलोम
EnduringPermanentLastingPerpetualEverlasting
Example sentences

The mist was evanescent in the sun.

Fame of that kind is evanescent.

The evanescent beauty of the morning mist lasted only a few minutes.

Daily use: Dhund evanescent thi, dhoop mein gayab.

Word forms
Evanescence nEvanescent adjEvanescently adv
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EVANEScent में 'vanish' और 'scent' दोनों देखिए — सुबह लगाया scent शाम तक vanish। जो जल्दी ग़ायब हो जाए, वह evanescent; ephemeral का भाई।

See 'vanish' and 'scent' in eVANEScent: a scent put on in the morning has vanished by evening. Something that fades away quickly is evanescent, a close cousin of ephemeral.

Exam note

Synonym: ephemeral, transient, fleeting; antonym: permanent, enduring।

Synonyms are ephemeral, transient and fleeting; antonyms are permanent and enduring.

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