short-lived
short-lived
adj.
P. βραχύβιος (Plat.), ὀλιγοχρόνιος (Plat.), P. and V. ἐφήμερος.
adj.
P. βραχύβιος (Plat.), ὀλιγοχρόνιος (Plat.), P. and V. ἐφήμερος.
short-lived:
1. brĕvis: s.-lived is this enjoyment, b. hic est fructus, Lucr. 3, 927: the s.-lived affections of the Roman people, b. populi Romani amores, Tac. A. 2, 41: their s.-lived lord, dominum b., Hor. Od. 2, 14, 24 (poet. constr.).
2. fŭgĭtīvus (fleeting: v. rare in this sense): s.-lived joys, gaudium f., Mart. 7, 47.
3. fluxus (fleeting, transient): the glory of riches and beauty is s.-lived, divitiarum et formae gloria fluxa est, Sall. C. 1: a s.-lived and useless trust, f. et vana fides, Liv. 28, 6.
4. expr. by circuml., that delight is s.-lived, delectatio illa est ad breve et exiguum tempus, Cic. See alsoTRANSIENT .
1. brĕvis: s.-lived is this enjoyment, b. hic est fructus, Lucr. 3, 927: the s.-lived affections of the Roman people, b. populi Romani amores, Tac. A. 2, 41: their s.-lived lord, dominum b., Hor. Od. 2, 14, 24 (poet. constr.).
2. fŭgĭtīvus (fleeting: v. rare in this sense): s.-lived joys, gaudium f., Mart. 7, 47.
3. fluxus (fleeting, transient): the glory of riches and beauty is s.-lived, divitiarum et formae gloria fluxa est, Sall. C. 1: a s.-lived and useless trust, f. et vana fides, Liv. 28, 6.
4. expr. by circuml., that delight is s.-lived, delectatio illa est ad breve et exiguum tempus, Cic. See also