Short-lived

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Short-lived \Short"-lived`\, a.
     Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a
     short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived
     passion.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  short-lived
       adj : enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of
             childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient
             beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal";
             "fugacious blossoms" [syn: {ephemeral}, {passing}, {transient},
              {transitory}, {fugacious}]