shortness

shortness

English

Etymology

From short +‎ -ness

Noun

shortness (countable and uncountable, plural shortnesses)

1. (uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.

   the shortness of a stubby pencil

   the patient's shortness of breath

2. (countable) The result or product of being short.
3. (uncountable) The property of being short or terse.

   I was chastened by the shortness of her reply.

Derived terms

• shortness of breath

Translations

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

Arabic: قِصَر‎ (ar) m (qiṣar) Danish: korthed c Esperanto: malalteco Estonian: lühidus (et), vähesus Finnish: lyhyys (fi), täpäryys (fi) French: exiguïté (fr) f German: Kürze (de) f Greek: Ancient: βραχύτης f (brakhútēs)

Greenlandic: naassuseq Kurdish: Sorani: کورتی‎ (kurtî) Russian: кра́ткость (ru) f (krátkostʹ) Turkish: kısalık (tr) Volapük: bref (vo)