noun (n)

• the property of being of short spatial extent(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The shortness of the Channel crossing.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the condition of being short of something(noun.state)

  Example:
  There was no shortness of money.
  Can cause shortness of breath.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the property of being truncated or short(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  truncation
  

  source: wordnet30
• the property of being of short temporal extent(noun.attribute)

  Example:
  The shortness of air travel time.
  

  Antonym:
  longness
  

  source: wordnet30
• the property of being shorter than average stature(noun.attribute)

  Antonym:
  tallness
  

  source: wordnet30
• an abrupt discourteous manner(noun.attribute)

  Synonym:
  abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness
  

  source: wordnet30
• 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.(noun)

  source: webster1913