Shortness Definition & Meaning
shortness
- noun
- the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing"
- 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
- 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
"Shortness" in song lyrics
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"femoral head length 8mm shortness"
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"congenital shortness"
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Words that rhyme with shortness
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- What does shortness mean?
- the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing" 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 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
- What part of speech is shortness?
- Shortness is a noun.
- How many definitions does shortness have?
- Shortness has 6 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).