English Explanatory Dictionary

shortness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
  2. The result or product of being short.
  3. The property of being short or terse.

Word forms

shortness shortnesses

Etymology

From Middle English schortnesse, from Old English sċortnes, sċeortnys, equivalent to short + -ness.

Derived words

shortness of breath
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