shortness

noun
9 letters2 syllables12 points in Scrabble®12 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS6
NOUN
1

An abrupt discourteous manner.

2

The property of being truncated or short.

3

The condition of being short of something.

“there was no shortness of money”

“can cause shortness of breath”

4

The property of being of short spatial extent.

“the shortness of the Channel crossing”

5

The property of being of short temporal extent.

“the shortness of air travel time”

6

The property of being shorter than average stature.

WORD FORMS
Related formshort
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®12 points
Words With Friends®12 points
Double word24 points
Triple word36 points
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Pig Latinortnessshay
Starts & ends withS … S
Syllablesshort · ness
SYNONYMS & RELATED8
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