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RELATED WORD : shortness of breath

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun shortness has 6 senses

• shortness(n = noun.attribute) Array - the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing"
is a kind of length
Antonym: longness
Derived form adjective short₂

• shortness(n = noun.state) Array - the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"
is a kind of deficiency, lack, want
Derived forms adjective short₅, adjective short₄

• shortness(n = noun.attribute) truncation - the property of being truncated or short; Array
is a kind of lowness
Derived form adjective short₃

• shortness(n = noun.attribute) Array - the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time"
is a kind of duration, length
has particulars: curtailment, briefness
Antonym: longness
Derived form adjective short₁

• shortness(n = noun.attribute) Array - the property of being shorter than average stature; Array
is a kind of height, stature
Derived form adjective short₃
Antonym: tallness

• shortness(n = noun.attribute) abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness - an abrupt discourteous manner; Array
is a kind of discourtesy, rudeness
Derived form adjective short₁₁

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Shortness

N shortness, brevity, littleness, a span, shortening, abbreviation, abbreviature, abridgment, concision, retrenchment, curtailment, decurtation, reduction, epitome, elision, ellipsis, conciseness, abridger, epitomist, epitomizer, short, brief, curt, compendious, compact, stubby, scrimp, shorn, stubbed, stumpy, thickset, pug, chunky, decurtate, retrousse, stocky, squab, squabby, squat, dumpy, little, curtailed of its fair proportions, short by, oblate, concise, summary, shortly, in short.

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