short-lived

== English == === Alternative forms === shortlived === Etymology === From short +‎ lived (“having a life, lifed”), equivalent to short +‎ life +‎ -ed. Compare Middle English short-livi, sort-levi (“short-lived”). === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/, /ʃɔɹtˈlaɪvd/; see usage notes below === Adjective === short-lived (comparative shorter-lived, superlative shortest-lived) Alive or existent for only a short period of time. But his joy was short-lived, for his fortunes soon changed. Of a radioisotope (or by extension radioelement): having a short half-life. ==== Usage notes ==== The pronunciation /ʃɔɹtˈlaɪvd/ (the second syllable rhyming with dived) is more consistent with the etymology (since the term comes from the noun life rather than the verb live), and was formerly more common; however, the pronunciation /ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/ (the second syllable pronounced as the verb lived) is more common today. ==== Synonyms ==== See also Thesaurus:ephemeral ==== Antonyms ==== long-lasting long-lived ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== brief fleeting momentary ==== Translations ====