shortness – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
shortness
n.
quality of being short; briefness
Shortness
shortness
Noun
1. the property of being of short spatial extent
(antonym) longness
(hypernym) length
2. the property of being truncated or short
(synonym) truncation
(hypernym) lowness
3. the property of being of short temporal extent
(antonym) longness
(hypernym) duration, length
(hyponym) curtailment
4. the property of being shorter than average stature
(antonym) tallness
(hypernym) stature, height
5. an abrupt discourteous manner
(synonym) abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness
(hypernym) discourtesy, rudeness
shortness
n.
krátkost
Shortness
(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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