[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

shortness \short"ness\, n.
   the quality or state of being short; want of reach or
   extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a
   journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness
   of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of
   provisions; shortness of breath.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

shortness
     n 1: the property of being of short spatial extent ant: longness
     2: the property of being truncated or short syn: truncation
     3: the property of being of short temporal extent ant: longness
     4: the property of being shorter than average stature ant: tallness
     5: an abrupt discourteous manner syn: abruptness, brusqueness,
         curtness, gruffness
see also:
longness truncation tallness abruptness brusqueness curtness 
gruffness 

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