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evanescence

Archaic Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Evanescence refers to the quality of being fleeting or temporary, often associated with beauty or moments that quickly fade away.

Detailed Definition
Evanescence is derived from the Latin 'evanescere,' meaning to vanish. In poetry, it often describes the transient nature of beauty or experiences, emphasizing how quickly they can disappear. In this poem, it highlights the fleeting beauty of dreams and moments in life, suggesting a bittersweet appreciation for their impermanence.
Example
Example in poetry:
Keats’s “Ode to a Nightingale” calls youth and beauty fleeting, an idea central to evanescence; “The rainbow’s evanescence outlasted the rain only by minutes” names brief, vanishing beauty; “Its evanescence a beauty most abiding” creates a paradox between transience and lasting value; In haiku, cherry blossoms often embody evanescence because their bloom is exquisite and short-lived
Additional Notes
The word 'evanescence' captures the transient beauty of dreams, enhancing the poem's theme of fleeting moments.; Found in the poem, Sea-Hoardings by Cale Young Rice
Also Known As
vanishing fading evanescent transient beauty
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