shortness : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: shortness	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for shortness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
shortness n the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing" Antonym(s): longness the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath" the property of being truncated or short Synonym(s): shortness, truncation the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time" Antonym(s): longness the property of being shorter than average stature Antonym(s): tallness an abrupt discourteous manner Synonym(s): abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.