short-livedshort-lived /ˌʃɔːt ˈlɪvd◂ $ ˌʃɔːrt ˈlaɪvd◂/ ●○○ adjective 
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Our happiness was short-lived.► see thesaurus at short
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Thesaurus- However, the President's popularity may prove to be short-lived.
- They had a passionate but short-lived affair.
- We were glad to be home, but our happiness was short-lived.
- And the slowest sales came for the short-lived candidacy of Sen.
- But the halcyon days were short-lived.
- However, his success was to be short-lived.
- It was very short-lived but at the time it was a bit of a shock.
- That was fairly short-lived and the mill was sold in 1875, following the death of one of the partners.
- Whatever it might have been, it was short-lived so far as James was concerned.
THESAURUStime► short
Collocations not long: · I lived in Tokyo for a short time.· Smokers have a shorter life expectancy than non-smokers.
► brief especially written lasting only for a short time. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English: · The president will make a brief visit to Seattle today.· He coached Hingis for a brief period in the 1990s.
► quick [only before noun] taking a short time to do something: · I had a quick look at the map.· He had a quick shower and then went out.
► short-lived lasting only for a short time – used especially when someone wishes that a good situation had been able to last for longer: · short-lived success· The ceasefire was short-lived.· a short-lived romance· short-lived optimism about the economy
► fleeting lasting only for an extremely short time – used especially when someone wishes that something had been able to last for longer: · a fleeting visit· a fleeting smile· She caught a fleeting glimpse of him.· a fleeting moment of happiness· a fleeting thought
► momentary lasting for a very short time – used especially about feelings or pauses: · There was a momentary pause in the conversation.· The momentary panic ended when he found his two-year-old son waiting happily outside the store.
► passing [only before noun] lasting only for a short time – used especially when people are only interested in something or mention something for a short time: · passing fashions· He made only a passing reference to war.· It’s just a passing phase (=it will end soon).
► ephemeral formal lasting only for a short time, and ending quickly like everything else in this world: · Beauty is ephemeral.· the ephemeral nature of our existence· His wealth proved to be ephemeral.
Longman Language Activatorcontinuing for only a short time► short continuing for only a short time: · The meeting was shorter than I'd expected.· the shortest day of the year· a short course in aromatherapy· It would have been better if they'd closed the road for a short period of time while the repairs were done.
► quick a quick action takes only a very short time, because you are in a hurry: · I took a quick look at the map.· Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?· She's going to give me a quick lesson on Feng Shui this afternoon. · Can I ask just one quick question?
► brief a brief pause, visit etc is short, especially because there is not much time available: · It was impossible to see everything during our brief visit to Paris.· After a brief intermission, the performance continued.
► not take long if something does not take long , you do it and finish it in a short time: · Let me show you how to use the program -- it won't take long.not take long to do: · We'll have the chicken drumsticks - they won't take long to thaw.it doesn't take (somebody) long to do something: · It didn't take long to solve the problem.· It sure didn't take you long to smell the food!
► temporary something that is temporary is expected to continue for only a short time and will not be permanent: · The doctor says the swelling is just temporary and should go down in a few days.· a temporary driver's license· They're living in temporary accommodation at the moment.temporary workers/staff/job etc: · Demand for temporary workers continues to rise.· Ben's found a temporary job until November.
► short-lived something that is short-lived ends sooner than you want it to - use this especially about a feeling or relationship: · They had a passionate but short-lived affair. · We were glad to be home, but our happiness was short-lived.· However, the President's popularity may prove to be short-lived.
► passing: passing thought/interest/fashion/phase etc one that continues for a short time and then quickly disappears: · At the time, I didn't give Alison so much as a passing thought -- I had other things on my mind.· Most people take only a passing interest in their horoscope.· Whether this is just a passing fad or a lasting fashion trend, only time will tell.
► ephemeral formal continuing for only a short time - used especially in literature: · No dictionary can really capture something as fleeting and ephemeral as slang. · Hopes of political unity in the region have proved ephemeral.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► very
existing or happening for only a short time: · It was very short-lived but at the time it was a bit of a shock.· The boom period ensured that every prairie city had two and sometimes three stations, some of them very short-lived indeed.· Kennedy was only briefly in office and even Lyndon Johnson's famed mastery of congress was very short-lived.
Our happiness was short-lived.► see thesaurus at short