-escent

Usage

• senescent

  Something or someone that is senescent is becoming old and showing the effects of getting older.

• convalescent

  A convalescent person spends time resting to gain health and strength after a serious illness or operation.

• effervescent

  An effervescent individual is lively, very happy, and enthusiastic.

• iridescent

  An iridescent object has many bright colors that change in different types of light.

• evanescent

  Something that is evanescent lasts for only a short time before disappearing from sight or memory.

• obsolescent

  If something is obsolescent, it is slowly becoming no longer needed because something newer or more effective has been invented.

• tumescent

  Something that is tumescent, such as bodily tissue, is swelling or becoming swollen.