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单词 shortness
释义 short·ness
noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English shortnesse, from short + -nesse -ness
1. : the quality or state of being short in length, distance, or duration : brevity
 < the shortness of his fingers >
 < the shortness of the trip >
 < the shortness of the days in winter >
2.
 a. obsolete : conciseness
  < your plainness and your shortness please me well — Shakespeare >
 b. : abruptness, curtness
  < our anger changed to glumness and shortness with each other — A.R.Matthews >
3. : defectiveness of range or vision
 < the shortness of his sight >
4. of metals : brittleness
5. : deficiency, scantiness
 < the shortness of provisions >
 < hampered by a shortness of money >
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