English to English
noun
- the property of being of short spatial extent
The shortness of the Channel crossing.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the condition of being short of something
There was no shortness of money.
Can cause shortness of breath.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the property of being truncated or short
source: WordNet 3.0
- the property of being of short temporal extent
The shortness of air travel time.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the property of being shorter than average stature
source: WordNet 3.0
- an abrupt discourteous manner
source: WordNet 3.0
- The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [siórtnes] Kaiklian; kaiksian
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
