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short-livedlasting only for a short time; brief

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: lasting only for a short time; brief

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈʃɔːrt ˈlɪvd/

Korean meaning: 짧은 기간만 지속되는, 일시적인

Korean pronunciation: **쇼**트**리**브드

Example Sentences

  • My diet resolution was short-lived - it lasted exactly three hours.
  • The celebrity couple's marriage was short-lived, ending after just six months.
  • His short-lived career as a magician ended when he made his assistant permanently disappear.

short-lived

ADJECTIVE

//ˈʃɔːrt ˈlɪvd//

lasting only for a short time; brief

short-lived concept
💡 Concept

lasting only for a short time; brief

short-lived rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Though moments are short-lived, love outlived and memories relived!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈʃɔːrt ˈlɪvd/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈʃɔːt ˈlɪvd/

🌳Etymology

Rootshort
Suffix-lived

Origin

From Old English 'sceort' meaning brief or not long, combined with 'lived' (from Old English 'lifian' meaning to remain alive). The hyphenated compound emerged in English to describe things with brief lifespans.

🎵Rhyme

outlivedunlivedrelived
outlived
unlived
relived

🔗Collocations

short-lived success
short-lived romance
short-lived experiment
short-lived fame
short-lived trend
short-lived happiness

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My diet resolution was short-lived - it lasted exactly three hours.

The celebrity couple's marriage was short-lived, ending after just six months.

😄 Fun example

His short-lived career as a magician ended when he made his assistant permanently disappear.

The peaceful moment was short-lived as the baby started crying again.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

temporarybrieffleetingtransientephemeral

Antonyms

long-lastingpermanentenduring

Related

momentaryshort-termpassingquick

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