What does short-lived mean?
Definitions for short-lived
laɪvd, lɪvdshort-lived
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Princeton's WordNet
ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugaciousadjective
lasting a very short time
"the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
Wiktionary
short-livedadjective
Alive or existent for only a short period of time.
But his joy was short-lived, for his fortunes soon changed.
Etymology: From short + life + -ed.
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short-lived
Short-lived refers to something that lasts or exists only for a short period of time. It could pertain to an event, situation, object, or living thing that has a relatively brief duration or lifespan.
Webster Dictionary
Short-livedadjective
not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived passion
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of short-lived in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of short-lived in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of short-lived in a Sentence
The discontinued curriculum guide was a short-lived initiative designed to provide educators with current information on vaping products in general to supplement existing tobacco prevention education, juul Labs stopped distribution in response to feedback from those who thought Juul Labs efforts were being misunderstood.
Grassroots stimulus through consumption is not the answer, stimulus through personal debt is just a time bomb. The benefit will be short lived, and the payback painful.
But as rates are right back up in February, it’s likely that any momentum in this market will be short lived and affordability challenges will remain key to the direction and speed the market moves in the coming months.
It has created a broad consensus among issuers that they have a highly attractive - albeit potentially short-lived - chance to fund at cycle low yields.
Even if there are any gains, it will be short-lived. In the end it is a game without winners, where everyone, including Japan itself, becomes a victim.
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