Antonyms of noun shortness
3 of 6 senses of shortness
Sense 1
shortness -- (the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing")
Antonym of longness (Sense 1)
=> longness -- (the property of being of long spatial extent; "one gene causes shortness and the other causes longness")
Sense 4
shortness -- (the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time")
Antonym of longness (Sense 2)
=> longness -- (duration as an extension)
Sense 5
shortness -- (the property of being shorter than average stature)
Antonym of tallness (Sense 2)
=> tallness -- (the property of being taller than average stature)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun shortness
6 senses of shortness
Sense 1
shortness -- (the property of being of short spatial extent; "the shortness of the Channel crossing")
=> length -- (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet")
Sense 2
shortness -- (the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath")
=> lack, deficiency, want -- (the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost")
Sense 3
shortness, truncation -- (the property of being truncated or short)
=> lowness -- (the quality of being low; lacking height; "he was suddenly aware of the lowness of the ceiling")
Sense 4
shortness -- (the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time")
=> duration, length -- (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")
Sense 5
shortness -- (the property of being shorter than average stature)
=> stature, height -- ((of a standing person) the distance from head to foot)
Sense 6
abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, shortness -- (an abrupt discourteous manner)
=> discourtesy, rudeness -- (a manner that is rude and insulting)