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- [shawrt lahyvd, livd]
- /ʃɔrt laɪvd, lɪvd/
- /ʃɔːt lɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shawrt lahyvd, livd]
- /ʃɔrt laɪvd, lɪvd/
Definitions of short-lived word
- adjective short-lived living or lasting only a little while. 1
- adjective short-lived brief 1
- adjective short-lived Something that is short-lived does not last very long. 0
- adjective short-lived living or lasting only for a short time 0
- adjective short-lived having or tending to have a short life span or existence 0
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Origin of short-lived
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Short-lived
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
short-lived popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
Synonyms for short-lived
adj short-lived
- ad interim — for the meantime; for the present
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- band-aid — A Band-Aid is a small piece of sticky tape that you use to cover small cuts or wounds on your body.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- curtate — shortened
adjective short-lived
- decurtate — Shortened, curtailed.
- ephemeral — An ephemeral plant.
- evanescent — Soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- whirlwind — any of several relatively small masses of air rotating rapidly around a more or less vertical axis and advancing simultaneously over land or sea, as a dust devil, tornado, or waterspout.
Antonyms for short-lived
adj short-lived
- hardcore — unswervingly committed; uncompromising; dedicated: a hard-core segregationist.
- inexpungible — that cannot be expunged, erased, or obliterated; inextirpable.
- inveterate — settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
- lasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- lifelong — lasting or continuing through all or much of one's life: lifelong regret.
adjective short-lived
- enduring — Continuing or long-lasting.
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