short-lived adj

short-lived adj
['ʃɔːtˌlɪvd]
fig di breve durata, effimero (-a)

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  • short-lived — [adj] temporary brief, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, momentary, passing, short, short haul*, short run, short term, transient, transitory; concept 798 Ant. enduring, ethereal, lasting, lengthy, long lived,… …   New thesaurus

  • short-lived — ADJ GRADED Something that is short lived does not last very long. Any hope that the speech would end the war was short lived... Chantal told Martine about her short lived marriage …   English dictionary

  • short-lived — [ˌʃo:t ˈlıvd US ˌʃo:rt ˈlaıvd] adj existing or happening for only a short time ▪ Our happiness was short lived …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • short-lived — [shôrt′līvd′, shôrt′livd′] adj. having or tending to have a short life span or existence …   English World dictionary

  • short-lived — 1580s, from SHORT (Cf. short) (adj.) + pt. of LIVE (Cf. live) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • short-lived — adj. Short lived is used with these nouns: ↑recession, ↑relief …   Collocations dictionary

  • short-lived — short′ lived′ [[t]laɪvd, lɪvd[/t]] adj. living or lasting only a little while …   From formal English to slang

  • short-lived — short livedness, n. /shawrt luyvd , livd /, adj. living or lasting only a little while. [1580 90] * * * …   Universalium

  • short-lived — adj momentary, temporary, of brief duration, impermanent, mortal, unenduring, brief, fleeting, passing, fading, transitory, transient, fugacious, caducous, deciduous, Both Med. monohemer ous, monemerous; evanescent, ephemeral, mercurial, volatile …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • short-lived — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. transitory, impermanent, mortal, perishable, ephemeral, fugitive, evanescent; doomed. See transientness.Ant., longlived, permanent. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brief, momentary, temporary; see… …   English dictionary for students

  • short-lived — [ˌʃɔːt ˈlɪvd] adj lasting for a short period of time …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

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