Thesaurus: shortness

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1. 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.
2. n. the property of being of short spatial extent
3. n. the condition of being short of something
4. n. the property of being truncated or short
5. n. the property of being of short temporal extent
6. n. the property of being shorter than average stature
7. n. an abrupt discourteous manner
8. 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.
9. The quality or state of being short; want of reach orextension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; theshortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; theshortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness ofbreath.
10. n:100 n. the property of being of short spatial extent n. the condition of being short of something n. the property of being truncated or short