shortness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the property of being of short temporal extent

   the shortness of air travel time

2. 2
   noun

   the property of being of short spatial extent

   the shortness of the Channel crossing

3. 3
   noun

   the condition of being short of something

   there was no shortness of money

4. 4
   noun

   The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.

   the shortness of a stubby pencil

5. 5
   noun

   The property of being short or terse.

   I was chastened by the shortness of her reply.

6. 6
   noun

   an abrupt discourteous manner

7. 7
   noun

   the property of being shorter than average stature

8. 8
   noun

   the property of being truncated or short

Etymology

From Middle English schortnesse, from Old English sċortnes, sċeortnys, equivalent to short + -ness.