Shortness

2 definitions found

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

  Shortness \Short"ness\, 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.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shortness
       n 1: the property of being of short spatial extent [ant: {longness}]
       2: the property of being truncated or short [syn: {truncation}]
       3: the property of being of short temporal extent [ant: {longness}]
       4: the property of being shorter than average stature [ant: {tallness}]
       5: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness},
           {curtness}, {gruffness}]