the quality of being relatively small in height or length
because of my shortness I had to crane my head to see
the unnatural shortness of the bed
the quality of lasting a small amount of time
the shortness of the lease
shortness of memory
the quality of being relatively small in extent
I apologize for the shortness of this letter
his speech was excellent because of its shortness
the quality of being abrupt or rude in speech
my shortness with people contributed to my demise