shortness
The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
Example
“the shortness of a stubby pencil”
Other meanings
The result or product of being short.
The property of being short or terse.
“I was chastened by the shortness of her reply.”
Related words
- shortness of breath
Word history
From Old English "sċortnes".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “shortness” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.