Synonyms for shortness
Most common
abruptness brusqueness gruffness curtness brevity truncation
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.
the shortness of a stubby pencil
Related words
- Phrases
- shortness of breath
Forms
- Plural
- shortnesses → abruptnesses, curtnesses, brusquenesses, gruffnesses…
Example sentences
- abruptness Tom was surprised by Mary's abruptness.
- brevity Brevity will help you to be understood by others.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shortness | rising | |
| abruptness | steady | |
| brusqueness | rising | |
| gruffness | rising | |
| curtness | rising | |
| brevity | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- brevity3
- 8 letters
- curtness
- 9 letters
- gruffness
- 10 letters
- truncation3, abruptness3
- 11 letters
- brusqueness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (brevity3 = 3 syllables).