shortness
nouns
the property of being of short spatial extent
"the shortness of the Channel crossing"
is a type of (narrower)
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
"the length of the table was 5 feet"
the condition of being short of something
"there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath"
is a type of (narrower)
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
"there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"
the property of being of short temporal extent
"the shortness of air travel time"
the property of being shorter than average stature
an abrupt discourteous manner
is derived from
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