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shortness
 
Noun shortness has 5 senses
  1. shortness - the property of being of short spatial extent
    --1 is a kind of     length
    Antonyms: longness
  2. shortness, truncation - the property of being truncated or short
    --2 is a kind of lowness
  3. shortness - the property of being of short temporal extent
    --3 is a kind of     duration, length
    Antonyms: longness
    --3 has particulars: curtailment; briefness
  4. shortness - the property of being shorter than average stature
    --4 is a kind of     stature, height
    Antonyms: tallness
  5. abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness - an abrupt discourteous manner
    --5 is a kind of discourtesy, rudeness
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