shortness

English

Etymology

From short +‎ -ness

Noun

shortness (countable and uncountable, plural shortnesses)

(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
(countable) The result or product of being short.

Derived terms

shortness of breath

Translations

The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief

Arabic: قِصَر‎‎ (ar) m (qiṣar)
Danish: korthed c
Esperanto: malalteco
Estonian: lühidus (et), vähesus
Finnish: lyhyys (fi), täpäryys (fi)
French: exiguïté (fr) f
German: Kürze (de) f

Greenlandic: naassuseq
Kurdish:
Sorani: کورتی‎‎
Russian: кра́ткость (ru) f (krátkostʹ)
Turkish: kısalık (tr)
Volapük: bref (vo)

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