Evanesce (verb) (literary)
ee-van-ess
Pass out of sight, memory, or existence.
Mid 19th century: from Latin evanescere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out of’ + vanus ‘empty’.
Example sentences
“water moves among reeds, evanesces, shines.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
