meltaway
Fade to nothing
A meltaway is a confection designed to dissolve quickly on the tongue, typically a butter-rich cookie or chocolate truffle with a delicate, crumbly texture: These lemon meltaways are perfect with tea.
The name describes the experience—the treat seems to melt away rather than requiring much chewing.
Pass from visibility
- fadeLose intensity gradually
- evaporateTransition to gaseous state
- vanishCease to be visible
- evanesceDisappear by degrees
dematerialize · sublimate · dissipate · wisp · ethereal · intangible · ghostly · phantom
Buttery, crumbly biscuit
- cookieSweet baked snack
- trufflePrized subterranean edible
- ganacheChocolate-cream confection blend
- buttercreamWhipped sugar-fat frosting
fondant · praline · fudge · caramel · bonbon · petit four · confectionery · powdered sugar
Disperse into liquid
- liquefyConvert to liquid state
- thawReturn to liquid
- defrostRemove ice accumulation
- softenMake less firm
liquify · dissipate · disintegrate · soluble · solubility · emulsify · disperse · dilute
Passing very quickly
- transientTemporary, soon departing
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- momentaryLasting very briefly
- temporaryLimited in duration
impermanent · evanescent · short-lived · transitory · passing · fading · brief · fugitive
disappear
Pass from visibility
evanesce · dematerialize · sublimate · dissipate · wisp · ethereal · intangible · ghostly · phantom · mirage
shortbread
Buttery, crumbly biscuit
buttercream · fondant · praline · fudge · caramel · bonbon · petit four · confectionery · powdered sugar · butter cookie
dissolve
Disperse into liquid
soften · liquify · dissipate · disintegrate · soluble · solubility · emulsify · disperse · dilute · suspension
fleeting
Passing very quickly
temporary · impermanent · evanescent · short-lived · transitory · passing · fading · brief · fugitive · elusive