Short-lived

Etymology
From short: + life: + -ed:.

Pronunciation

 * ; see usage notes below

Adjective

 * 1) Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
 * But his joy was short-lived, for his fortunes soon changed.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:ephemeral

Related terms

 * brief
 * fleeting
 * momentary

Translations

 * Croatian:
 * Finnish: lyhytikäinen, lyhytkestoinen


 * German:
 * Swedish: ,

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