short-lived

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
2. Of a radioisotope (or by extension radioelement): having a short half-life.

Sinonieme

ephemeral

transient

transitory

passing

fugacious

momentary

fleeting

shortlived

temporary

nondurable

fragile

short

short-term

vain

of short duration

short life

short-life

short-period

die young

annual

momentany

biennial

brief

brittle

empty

evanescent

fickle

frail

frangible

friable

impermanent

miserable

Vertalings

kurzlebig

éphémère

kortstondig

vergänglich

vorübergehend

efímero

fugaz

effimero

efímer

flüchtig

ephemer

efêmero

pasajero

زائل

transitorio

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃɔɹtˈlɪvd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Middle English: short-livi

In summary

From short + lived (“having a life, lifed”), equivalent to short + life + -ed. Compare Middle English short-livi, sort-levi (“short-lived”).

Sinne

Newbury's tenure touring with the band was , however , short-lived .