- shortness - the property of being of short spatial extent
 --1 is a kind of length
 Antonyms: longness
 
- shortness, truncation - the property of being truncated or short
 --2 is a kind of lowness
 
- shortness - the property of being of short temporal extent
 --3 is a kind of duration, length
 Antonyms: longness
 --3 has particulars: curtailment; briefness
- shortness - the property of being shorter than average stature
 --4 is a kind of stature, height
 Antonyms: tallness
 
- abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness - an abrupt discourteous manner
 --5 is a kind of discourtesy, rudeness