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Antonyms for shortness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : shawrt |
Phonetic Transcription : ʃɔrt |
Definition of shortness
Origin :- Old English scortnes; see short (adj.) + -ness. Shortness of breath is from 1570s.
- As in lack : noun deficiency, need
- As in smallness : noun littleness
- As in impatience : noun inability, unwillingness to wait
- I am merely getting anxious about the shortness of the time.
- Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr
- He speedily understood the shortness and secrecy of her visit.
- Extract from : « A Singer from the Sea » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr
- This is a common mistake; and too much water deprives the paste of its shortness.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- But I must be off, lass; for I've the horses to get ready, forby the shortness of the time.
- Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine
- "Crossed the fields for shortness, and caught in a bramble-bush," he said, muttering.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- That allusion to the shortness of the time brought Ruth an inspiration.
- Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini
- Papa went by the Mills, Miss Martin, for shortness, for he was on foot.
- Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- They were astonished at the shortness of the time of their imprisonment.
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
- But what is there remarkable about my height and your shortness?
- Extract from : « Harper's Young People, September 21, 1880 » by Various
- The dog figure is “low,” as shown by the shortness of the legs.
- Extract from : « Myths and Legends of the Great Plains » by Unknown
Synonyms for shortness
- abridgement
- absence
- agitation
- anger
- annoyance
- ants in pants
- anxiety
- atomity
- avidity
- brevity
- curtailment
- dearth
- decrease
- default
- defect
- deficit
- depletion
- deprivation
- destitution
- diminutiveness
- dinkiness
- disquietude
- distress
- eagerness
- edginess
- excitement
- exigency
- exiguity
- expectancy
- fretfulness
- haste
- hastiness
- heat
- impetuosity
- inadequacy
- inferiority
- infinitesimalness
- insufficience
- insufficiency
- intolerance
- irritability
- irritableness
- loss
- meagerness
- minuteness
- miss
- narrowness
- necessity
- nervousness
- paucity
- petiteness
- poverty
- privation
- quick temper
- rashness
- reduction
- restiveness
- restlessness
- retrenchment
- scantiness
- scarcity
- shortage
- shortcoming
- shortfall
- shortness
- shrinkage
- shrinking
- slightness
- small size
- smallishness
- snappiness
- stint
- suspense
- tininess
- uneasiness
- vehemence
- violence
- want
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