English pronunciation · Words Starting with E
Evanescence Pronunciation
Evanescence is pronounced e-vuh-NE-suhns, IPA /ˌɛvəˈnɛsəns/.
e-vuh-NE-suhns
US /ˌɛvəˈnɛsəns/ · UK /ˌɛvəˈnɛsəns/
Syllables: e · vuh · NE · suhns (4 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: The quality of fading quickly out of sight or memory.
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Evanescence in a Sentence
- The poem is about the evanescence of a summer evening.
- He wrote three pages on the evanescence of fame.
- Evanescence is also the name of an American rock band.
Common Mispronunciations of Evanescence
Not e-VA-nuh-suhns
The beat lands on NE, the third of four syllables, as the -escence ending demands.
Not e-vuh-NE-shuhns
Nothing in the middle turns into a sh, since sc here is a plain s. Adolescence and fluorescence work the same way.
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