SHORTNESS Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word shortness. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SHORTNESS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| brevity | nounn | |||||
noun • the use of brief expressions • the attribute of being brief or fleeting | ||||||
| briefness | nounn | |||||
noun • the temporal property of being very short • the attribute of being brief or fleeting | ||||||
| conciseness | nounn | |||||
noun • terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | ||||||
| pithiness | nounn | |||||
noun • terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | ||||||
| succinctness | nounn | |||||
noun • terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | ||||||
| terseness | nounn | |||||
noun • a neatly short and concise expressive style | ||||||
| abruptness | nounn | |||||
noun • an abrupt discourteous manner • the property possessed by a slope that is very steep • the quality of happening with headlong haste or without warning | ||||||
| brusqueness | nounn | |||||
noun • an abrupt discourteous manner | ||||||
| curtness | nounn | |||||
noun • an abrupt discourteous manner | ||||||
| gruffness | nounn | |||||
noun • a throaty harshness • an abrupt discourteous manner | ||||||
| truncation | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being truncated or short • the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces) • the act of cutting short | ||||||