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Definitions of shortness
  1. noun
    an abrupt discourteous manner
  2. noun
    the property of being truncated or short

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  3. noun
    the condition of being short of something
    "there was no shortness of money" "can cause shortness of breath"
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  4. noun
    the property of being of short spatial extent
    "the shortness of the Channel crossing"
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    the property of being of short temporal extent
    "the shortness of air travel time"
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  6. noun
    the property of being shorter than average stature
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Definition that contains shortness
  • short marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  • curt marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  • brusque marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  • brachydactylia abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
  • brachydactyly abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
  • brusk marked by rude or peremptory shortness
  • mountain sickness nausea and shortness of breath experienced by mountain climbers above ten thousand feet
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