shortness (Noun) — The property of being of short spatial extent. ex. "the shortness of the Channel crossing"
shortness (Noun) — The condition of being short of something. ex. "there was no shortness of money" ex. "can cause shortness of breath"
shortness (Noun) — The property of being truncated or short.
shortness (Noun) — The property of being of short temporal extent. ex. "the shortness of air travel time"
shortness (Noun) — The property of being shorter than average stature.
shortness (Noun) — An abrupt discourteous manner. ex. "his antagonistic shortness"