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Webster 1913 Edition


Shortness

Short′ness

,
Noun.
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 1828 Edition


Shortness

SHORT'NESS

,
Noun.
1. The quality of being short in space or time; little length or little duration; as the shortness of a journey or of distance; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of life.
2. Fewness of words; brevity; conciseness; as th eshortness of an essay. The prayers of the church, by reason of their shortness, are easy for the memory.
3. Want of reach or the power of retention; as the shortness of the memory.
4. Deficiency; imperfection; limited extent; as the shortness of our reason.

Definition 2024


shortness

shortness

English

Noun

shortness (countable and uncountable, plural shortnesses)

  1. (uncountable) The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
    the shortness of a stubby pencil
    the patient's shortness of breath
  2. (countable) The result or product of being short.

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