short-lived

adj.
Living or lasting only a short time; ephemeral.

[SHORT + (LONG)-LIVED.]

USAGE NOTE   The pronunciation (-līvd) is etymologically correct since the compound is derived from the noun life, rather than from the verb live. But the pronunciation (-lĭvd) is by now so common that it cannot be considered an error. In the most recent survey 43 percent of the Usage Panel preferred (-lĭvd), 39 percent preferred (-līvd), and 18 percent found both pronunciations equally acceptable.

adjective

Lasting or existing only for a short time: ephemeral, evanescent, fleet, fleeting, fugacious, fugitive, momentary, passing, temporal, temporary, transient, transitory. See continue/stop/pause, time.

adj

Definition: temporary
Antonyms: enduring, ethereal, lasting, lengthy, long-lived, permanent

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: enduring a very short time
  Synonyms: ephemeral, passing, transient, transitory, fugacious

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kortvarig, flygtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
van korte duur

Français (French)
adj. - bref, passager, momentané

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kurzlebig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βραχύβιος

Italiano (Italian)
di breve durata

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - de curta duração

Русский (Russian)
недолговечный, мимолетный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - breve, efímero

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kortlivad, kortvarig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
短命的, 短期的, 短暂的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 短命的, 短期的, 短暫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 단명한, 일시적인, 덧없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 短命な, 一時的な, 儚い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قصير ألأجل أو قصير ألعمر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קצר-ימים‬

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