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shortness |
2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: shortness n 1: the property of being of short spatial extent [ant: {longness}] 2: the property of being truncated or short [syn: {truncation}] 3: the property of being of short temporal extent [ant: {longness}] 4: the property of being shorter than average stature [ant: {tallness}] 5: an abrupt discourteous manner [syn: {abruptness}, {brusqueness}, {curtness}, {gruffness}]
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