short-lived meaning

Definition of short-lived

1. lasting a very short time
   • the ephemeral joys of childhood
   • a passing fancy
   • youth's transient beauty
   • love is transitory but it is eternal
   • fugacious blossoms

   Synonyms: ephemeral, passing, transient, transitory, fugacious

   Similar: impermanent

short-lived in a sentence

• Our love affair was as short-lived as a soap bubble.
• Delusion is short-lived, but remorse lasts a long time.
• Her unexpected amour was short-lived.
• It was a short-lived pleasure.
• June beetles are short-lived.

How to pronounce short-lived

short-lived is pronounced /ˈʃɔrtlaɪvd/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.