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English to English noun
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the property of being of short spatial extent |  | Example: the shortness of the Channel crossing
source: wordnet30
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the condition of being short of something | | Example: there was no shortness of money
can cause shortness of breath
source: wordnet30
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the property of being truncated or short | | source: wordnet30
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the property of being of short temporal extent | | Example: the shortness of air travel time
source: wordnet30
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the property of being shorter than average stature | | source: wordnet30
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an abrupt discourteous manner | | source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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