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Disappearance vs Vanishing - What's the difference?

disappearance | vanishing |

As a noun disappearance

is the action of disappearing or vanishing.

As an adjective vanishing is

that vanishes.

As a verb vanishing is

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disappearance

English

Noun

(s)
  • The action of disappearing or vanishing.
  • vanishing

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • That vanishes.
  • *
  • *:Selwyn, sitting up rumpled and cross-legged on the floor, after having boloed Drina to everybody's exquisite satisfaction, looked around at the sudden rustle of skirts to catch a glimpse of a vanishing figureā€”a glimmer of ruddy hair and the white curve of a youthful face, half-buried in a muff.
  • Derived terms

    * vanishing cream

    Verb

    (head)