Defn: To vanish away; to because dissipated and disappear, like
vapor.
I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. De Quincey.
EVANESCENCE
Ev`a*nes"cence, n.
Defn: The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plants or hopes. Rambler.
EVANESCENT Ev`a*nes"cent, a. Etym: [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of evanescere.]
1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing; fleeting; as,
evanescent joys.
So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these particulars.
Hawthorne.
2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible. The difference between right and wrong, is some petty cases, is almost evanescent. Wollaston.
EVANESCENTLY
Ev`a*nes"cent*ly, adv. In a vanishing manner
Defn: ; imperceptibly. Chalmers.
EVANGEL
E*van"gel, n. Etym: [F. évangile, L. evangelium, Gr. Eu-, and cf.
Evangely.]
Defn: Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the gospel, or a gospel. Milton. Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel. Whittier.