evanesce
/ˌiːvəˈnɛs/verb
evanesce is a verb meaning “To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled E-V-A-N-E-S-C-E, and it appears about once in every 55 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does evanesce mean?
verb
- 1
To disappear into a mist or dissipate in vapor
All his cares evanesced.
- 2
To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce evanesce?
- /ˌiːvəˈnɛs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-evanesce.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of evanesce
- evanesces present, singular, he/she/it
- evanescing participle, present
- evanesced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is evanesce?
Evanesce appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Evanesce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | evanescer, desvanecer, esfumar |
| German | sublimieren |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does evanesce come from?
From Latin evanescere (“to vanish”). Doublet of vanish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).