evanid

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ēvānidus, from ēvānēscere. See evanesce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪˈvænɪd/

Adjective

evanid (comparative more evanid, superlative most evanid)

1. (obsolete) Liable to vanish; faint; weak; evanescent.
   • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “IV. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     where there is heat and strength enough in the plant to make the leaves odorate , there the smell of the flower is rather evanid and weaker than that of the leaves

   • a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). The Profitableness of Godliness”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

     all present enjoyments are transient and evanid; and of any future thing , in this kingdom of change

References

• “evanid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• invade