evanesce
Melt into nothing
To evanesce is to fade away gradually, to vanish like mist or smoke.
The word is literary and uncommon, appearing mostly in formal or poetic contexts: The morning fog evanesced as the sun rose.
Something that evanesces doesn't disappear abruptly—it dissolves, dissipates, becomes imperceptible by degrees.
Pass from visibility
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
- dissipateGradually fade away
fade · melt · disperse · scatter · diffuse · sublimate · vaporize · attenuate
Passing very quickly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- briefShort in duration
- passingMoving by or temporary
temporary · short-lived · impermanent · transitory · fugitive · quick · instantaneous · meteoric
Filmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- gauzyThin and transparent
tenuous · filmy · sheer · airy · insubstantial · vaporous · misty · hazy
Mind's retention capacity
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
- erasureAct of wiping away
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
dimming · receding · slipping away · letting go · release · departure · absence · void
disappear
Pass from visibility
- dematerializeCease to exist physically
- dissolveDisperse into liquid
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
dissipate · fade · melt · disperse · scatter · diffuse · sublimate · vaporize · attenuate · thin
fleeting
Passing very quickly
passing · temporary · short-lived · impermanent · transitory · fugitive · quick · instantaneous · meteoric · flitting
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
gauzy · tenuous · filmy · sheer · airy · insubstantial · vaporous · misty · hazy · nebulous
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- forgettingFailing to retain memories
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
- erasureAct of wiping away
fading · dimming · receding · slipping away · letting go · release · departure · absence · void · emptiness
dew
Overnight surface condensation
smoke · steam · cloud · rainbow · sunset · twilight · dawn · snowflake · bubble · breath
evanescesolidify
Make or become hard
materialize · crystallize · coalesce · congeal · substantiate