Evanescent may refer to:
- Evanescent (dermatology), a class of skin lesions
- "Evanescent" (song), a song by Vamps
- Evanescent wave, a term applied to electromagnetic waves that decay exponentially
Famous quotes containing the word evanescent:
“The thing about Proust is his combination of the utmost sensibility with the utmost tenacity. He searches out these butterfly shades to the last grain. He is as tough as catgut and as evanescent as a butterfly’s bloom.”
—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)