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noun

  • The property of being of short spatial extent.
    • usage: "the shortness of the Channel crossing"
  • The condition of being short of something.
    • usage: "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"
  • The property of being truncated or short.
  • The property of being of short temporal extent.
    • usage: "the shortness of air travel time"
  • The property of being shorter than average stature.
  • An abrupt discourteous manner.
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
(n.) The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath.
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary