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evanescence

/ˌiːvəˈnesns/noun

उच्चारण ईवनेस्न्स

क्षणभंगुरता, अस्थिरता

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    [U] literary

    the quality of disappearing quickly from sight or memory

    क्षणभंगुरता, अस्थिरता

    • the evanescence of fame
    • Poets often write about the evanescence of youth and beauty.
    • The evanescence of the rainbow made it all the more precious to the children.
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    • Haiku poems often celebrate the evanescence of cherry blossom.
    • He wrote movingly about the evanescence of childhood memories.

    Synonyms transience impermanence ephemerality fleetingness brevity

    Opposite permanence durability endurance eternity

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ev·a·nes·cence

With -sc- (from Latin evanescere, to vanish).

अक्सर पूछा जाता है: ev-a-nes-cence, -sc- के साथ (Latin evanescere, लुप्त होना, से)।

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Keep the short-lived words together: evanescent (disappearing quickly), ephemeral (lasting a very short time), transient, fleeting, transitory, momentary.

अल्पकालिक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: evanescent (जल्दी लुप्त होने वाला), ephemeral (बहुत कम समय का), transient, fleeting, transitory, momentary।

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General knowledge

Philosophy: Buddhism teaches anicca, the impermanence of all things.

दर्शन में बौद्ध धर्म अनित्य (सब चीज़ों की अस्थिरता) सिखाता है।