short-lived

Questions about short-lived

What does short-lived mean?

short-lived means "lasting a very short time".

How many syllables are in short-lived?

short-lived has 2 syllables: short--lived. The stress falls on "short-". In IPA it is /ˈʃɔɹtˈlaɪvd/.

What is another word for short-lived?

Close synonyms include ephemeral, passing, transient, transitory, fugacious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is short-lived a common word?

short-lived is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for short-lived come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.