shortness

Noun

• an abrupt discourteous manner

• the property of being shorter than average stature

• the property of being of short temporal extent
  • the shortness of air travel time
    

• the property of being truncated or short

• the condition of being short of something
  • there was no shortness of money
    
  • can cause shortness of breath
    

• the property of being of short spatial extent
  • the shortness of the Channel crossing
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  abruptness , brusqueness , curtness , gruffness , truncation
• Antonyms: 
  tallness , longness