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Nouns (9)

shortness

n. the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing"

shortness

n. the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time"

shortness

n. the property of being shorter than average stature

Shortness

n. [the quality of having little length]

abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness

n. an abrupt discourteous manner

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Fuzzynyms (19)

bitterness, acrimony, acerbity, jaundice, tartness, thorniness

n. a rough and bitter manner

asperity, sharpness

n. harshness of manner

sarcasm, irony, satire, caustic remark

n. witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own"--Jonathan Swift

temper, biliousness, irritability, peevishness, pettishness, snappishness, surliness

n. a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger; "his temper was well known to all his employees"

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Antonyms (3)

longness

n. the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness"

longness

n. duration as an extension

tallness

n. the property of being taller than average stature

shortness

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