short

1 of 4

adjective

ˈshȯrt

: having little length

: not tall or high : low

: not extended in time : brief

a short vacation

: not retentive

a short memory

: expeditious, quick

made short work of the problem

: seeming to pass quickly

made great progress in just a few short years

of a speech sound : having a relatively short duration

: being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have duration as its chief distinguishing feature

short i in sin

c of a syllable in prosody

(1)

: of relatively brief duration

(2)

: unstressed

: limited in distance

a short trip

: not coming up to a measure or requirement : insufficient

in short supply

: not reaching far enough

the throw to first was short

: enduring privation

: insufficiently supplied

short of breath

short of cash

short on brains

: abrupt, curt

I'm sorry I was short with you

: quickly provoked

a short temper

: choppy sense 2

: payable at an early date

a short loan

: containing or cooked with shortening

also : flaky

short pastry

of metal : brittle under certain conditions

: not lengthy or drawn out

a short speech

: made briefer : abbreviated

: not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices

: consisting of, relating to, or engaging in the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale

short sale

a short seller

: near the end of a tour of duty

shortish

ˈshȯr-tish How to pronounce short (audio)

adjective

shortness

ˈshȯrt-nəs How to pronounce short (audio)

noun

short

2 of 4

adverb

: in a curt manner

: for or during a brief time

short-lasting

: at a disadvantage : unawares

caught short

: in an abrupt manner : suddenly

the car stopped short

: at some point or degree before a goal or limit aimed at or under consideration

the bombs fell short

quit a month short of graduation

: clean across

the axle was snapped short

: by or as if by a short sale

short

3 of 4

noun

: the sum and substance : upshot

: a short syllable

: a short sound or signal

shorts plural

: a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, fine bran, and some flour

: refuse, clippings, or trimmings discarded in various manufacturing processes

: knee-length or less than knee-length trousers

—usually used in plural

shorts plural : short drawers

: a size in clothing for short men

: one who operates on the short side of the market

shorts plural : short-term bonds

shorts plural : deficiencies

: short circuit

: shortstop

: short subject

: a brief story or article (as in a newspaper)

short

4 of 4

verb

shorted; shorting; shorts

transitive + intransitive : short-circuit

The electrical system also received upgrades: Most rooms had only three or fewer outlets, and plugging in multiple devices usually shorted the circuit.

Steven Wyman-Blackburn

The housing association gave her a "temperamental" electric shower but this cannot be used as the time as other electric items—including the television—as it will cause the circuit to short.

Anna Slater

—often used with out in U.S. English

… microscopic particles of airborne dust are large enough to short out the chip's circuitry.

Michael Rothschild… were sabotaging the system by deliberately entering incorrect information into the computers and, if all else failed, hosing the computers down until they shorted out.

John Sedgwick

transitive, informal : shortchange, cheat

When she returned minutes later, she handed me a twenty-dollar bill and a five. No change and no receipt, which meant I couldn't call her on the fact that she'd shorted Henry by sixty-six cents.

Sue Grafton

transitive, finance : to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices

a heavily shorted stock

Today [in 2003], only two per cent of all United States stock-market shares are shorted, and even with looser restrictions short selling is likely to remain uncommon.

James Surowiecki

Example Sentences

Adjective One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other. He is short for his age. the shortest day of the year Life's too short to worry about the past. The movie was very short. You have done a lot in a short space of time. a short burst of speed I've only lived here for a short time. She has made great progress in a few short years. He visited for two short weeks. Adverb He threw the ball short. the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him Noun The short before the main movie was very funny. Verb The lightning shorted the TV. The hair dryer must have shorted. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The National Hurricane Center has shifted Fiona’s path a bit to the south in the short term, which could keep the center of the storm from crossing over Puerto Rico but put the island in line to receive some of the worst wind and rain.

Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Sep. 2022 The treatment likely works in the short term because ice has a numbing effect, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022 In the short term, homeowners and prospective buyers alike will keep eyeing the market, wondering if a big correction is on the way.

Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 The suspect 16 to 20 years old with short hair, according to police.

Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 The defense countered that if Packer had short hair, no beard, and was wearing a different shirt, he might be viewed differently.

Nicole Moeder, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 This program may be an appropriate step for someone who has experienced a short-term involuntary hospital hold (either 72 hours or 14 days) or who can be safely diverted from certain criminal proceedings.

Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 So the authors hypothesized that running speed would increase in the short term and decrease as the constipation became severe.

Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 The Federal Reserve was already going to increase short-term rates next week in its effort to restrain inflation.

Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022

Adverb

But that breakthrough against Kikuchi was short-lived; the Blue Jays retired the next 11 Orioles in order before rookie Gunnar Henderson’s seventh-inning single.

Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 Even outflows triggered by the March 2020 Covid-19 market crash were short-lived; by that June, money was flowing back in.

Heather Gillers, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The union was short-lived, and Hall later married the American civil rights activist Haywood Hall.

Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022 Salt Bae’s online reign was powerful but short-lived, his memedom crumbling like plenty before him.

Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2022 While recent rainfall has helped, officials with the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock said the relief will be short-lived as dry conditions begin to settle in again.

Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022 The alliance ultimately proved short-lived when the Big Ten accepted USC and UCLA away from the Pac-12, throwing college football into another unstable period.

Mike Rodak | Mrodak@al.com, al, 19 July 2022 As the House passed the Women's Health Care Act on Friday to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land, its lead sponsor, Rep. Judy Chu, knew the celebration would be short-lived.

Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 But beware: This cinematic butterfly is short-lived.

Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022

Noun

The debris and moisture can cause an electrical short, and may spark a fire while the cars are driving or parked.

CBS News, 23 Aug. 2022 Anthony Vaccarello, the brand’s designer, who loves a micro short, cited another famed hot-pants wearer as his spring 2021 muse: Canadian electro-clash musician and performance artist Peaches.

Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, 22 June 2022 Hall starred in Anderson’s breakthrough short, Cigarettes and Coffee, and its subsequent feature-length adaptation, Hard Eight, as well as classics like Magnolia and Boogie Nights.

Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2022 The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center.

Jesse Ryan, Scientific American, 13 June 2022 On into the feature it's become — one that even puts interviewer Fleischer-Camp on camera while preserving his original short's faux-documentary vérité style.

Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 13 May 2022 Each of the Simpson children has starred in their own short.

Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 15 Apr. 2022 Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina.

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 May 2022 Neighbors of the fourplex paid $4,000 to repair damage from water that leaked into their yard and dripped into their basement, causing an electrical short.

Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2022

Verb

Austin Hedges scored the winning run from third on Amed Rosario’s two-out grounder to short that Carlos Correa couldn’t handle for an error.

Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 With one out, Tim Anderson hit a grounder to short for what should have been an inning-ending double play, but Donovan Walton threw wildly to second.

Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022 But Patty sandwiched a swinging strikeout and a popup to short around an intentional walk to escape the inning with a tie.

Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2022 The weapon delivers a surge of energy that can short out anything from cell phones to power grids.

Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2022 With Coinbase reporting a $430 million first-quarter loss, some hedge funds are starting to short the stock, meaning Wall Street is betting on Coinbase's value dropping even further.

Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 July 2022 Meanwhile, funds shorting bitcoin saw inflows totaling $15 million in the same week thanks to the launch of ProShares' Short Bitcoin ETF, which debuted Tuesday and marks the first U.S. fund designed to short the world's largest cryptocurrency.

Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Rambusch grounds out to short on an 0-1 count for the first out of the inning.

al, 11 June 2022 The proposal would short the state about $300 million over a few months, but Democrats argued the state could fill that gap with the state's cash reserves surplus, which the party says is on track to surpass $6 billion by the end of the budget year.

Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2022 See More

Phrases Containing short

Kids Definition

short 1 of 3

adjective

ˈshȯrt

shorter; shortest

: not long or tall

short hair

a short boy

short stories

: not great in distance

a short trip

: not lasting long : brief in time

a short delay

a short memory

: cut down to a brief length

"Doc" is short for "doctor."

: less than the usual or needed amount

Fruit was in short supply.

We met on short notice.

: having less than what is needed : not having enough

I'm short of money.

The team was short two players.

: not reaching far enough

The throw was short.

: easily stirred up

a short temper

: rudely brief

I didn't mean to be short with you.

: of, relating to, or being one of the vowel sounds \\ə, a, e, i, u̇\\ and sometimes \\ä\\ and \\ȯ\\

short

2 of 3

adverb

: with suddenness

I stopped short.

: to or at a point that is not as far as expected or desired

He threw the ball short.

short

3 of 3

noun

shorts plural : pants that reach to or almost to the knees

shorts plural : short underpants

: something (as a movie) shorter than the usual or regular length

: short circuit

Legal Definition

short 1 of 2

adjective

: treated or disposed of quickly in court

the calendar for short causes

: having a short term

short loans

short leases

: not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices

a seller who was short at the time of the sale

: consisting of or relating to a sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale

a short position

adverb

: by or as if by a short sale

sold the stock short

单词	shortness
释义	short 1 of 4 adjective ˈshȯrt 1 a : having little length b : not tall or high : low 2 a : not extended in time : brief a short vacation b : not retentive a short memory c : expeditious, quick made short work of the problem d : seeming to pass quickly made great progress in just a few short years 3 a of a speech sound : having a relatively short duration b : being the member of a pair of similarly spelled vowel or vowel-containing sounds that is descended from a vowel that was short in duration but is no longer so and that does not necessarily have duration as its chief distinguishing feature short i in sin c of a syllable in prosody (1) : of relatively brief duration (2) : unstressed 4 : limited in distance a short trip 5 a : not coming up to a measure or requirement : insufficient in short supply b : not reaching far enough the throw to first was short c : enduring privation d : insufficiently supplied short of breath short of cash short on brains 6 a : abrupt, curt I'm sorry I was short with you b : quickly provoked a short temper 7 : choppy sense 2 8 : payable at an early date a short loan 9 a : containing or cooked with shortening also : flaky short pastry b of metal : brittle under certain conditions 10 a : not lengthy or drawn out a short speech b : made briefer : abbreviated 11 a : not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices b : consisting of, relating to, or engaging in the sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale short sale a short seller 12 : near the end of a tour of duty shortish ˈshȯr-tish adjective shortness ˈshȯrt-nəs noun short 2 of 4 adverb 1 : in a curt manner 2 : for or during a brief time short-lasting 3 : at a disadvantage : unawares caught short 4 : in an abrupt manner : suddenly the car stopped short 5 : at some point or degree before a goal or limit aimed at or under consideration the bombs fell short quit a month short of graduation 6 : clean across the axle was snapped short 7 : by or as if by a short sale short 3 of 4 noun 1 : the sum and substance : upshot 2 a : a short syllable b : a short sound or signal 3 shorts plural a : a by-product of wheat milling that includes the germ, fine bran, and some flour b : refuse, clippings, or trimmings discarded in various manufacturing processes 4 a : knee-length or less than knee-length trousers —usually used in plural b shorts plural : short drawers c : a size in clothing for short men 5 a : one who operates on the short side of the market b shorts plural : short-term bonds 6 shorts plural : deficiencies 7 : short circuit 8 : shortstop 9 a : short subject b : a brief story or article (as in a newspaper) short 4 of 4 verb shorted; shorting; shorts 1 transitive + intransitive : short-circuit The electrical system also received upgrades: Most rooms had only three or fewer outlets, and plugging in multiple devices usually shorted the circuit. Steven Wyman-Blackburn The housing association gave her a "temperamental" electric shower but this cannot be used as the time as other electric items—including the television—as it will cause the circuit to short. Anna Slater —often used with out in U.S. English … microscopic particles of airborne dust are large enough to short out the chip's circuitry. Michael Rothschild… were sabotaging the system by deliberately entering incorrect information into the computers and, if all else failed, hosing the computers down until they shorted out. John Sedgwick 2 transitive, informal : shortchange, cheat When she returned minutes later, she handed me a twenty-dollar bill and a five. No change and no receipt, which meant I couldn't call her on the fact that she'd shorted Henry by sixty-six cents. Sue Grafton 3 transitive, finance : to sell (a security) short in expectation of a fall in prices a heavily shorted stock Today [in 2003], only two per cent of all United States stock-market shares are shorted, and even with looser restrictions short selling is likely to remain uncommon. James Surowiecki Phrases in short order : with dispatch : quickly for short : as an abbreviation named Katherine or Kate for short in short : by way of summary : briefly Synonyms Adjective little low low-lying low-slung sawed-off Adverb abruptly suddenly Verb beat bilk bleed cheat chisel chouse con cozen defraud diddle do do in euchre fiddle fleece flimflam gaff hose [slang] hustle mulct nobble [British slang] pluck ream rip off rook screw shake down shortchange skin skunk squeeze stick stiff sting sucker swindle thimblerig victimize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective One of my legs is slightly shorter than the other. He is short for his age. the shortest day of the year Life's too short to worry about the past. The movie was very short. You have done a lot in a short space of time. a short burst of speed I've only lived here for a short time. She has made great progress in a few short years. He visited for two short weeks. Adverb He threw the ball short. the bicyclist ahead of me unexpectedly pulled up short and I unavoidably plowed into him Noun The short before the main movie was very funny. Verb The lightning shorted the TV. The hair dryer must have shorted. See More Recent Examples on the Web Adjective The National Hurricane Center has shifted Fiona’s path a bit to the south in the short term, which could keep the center of the storm from crossing over Puerto Rico but put the island in line to receive some of the worst wind and rain. Leigh Morgan, al, 16 Sep. 2022 The treatment likely works in the short term because ice has a numbing effect, according to the Mayo Clinic. Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 16 Sep. 2022 In the short term, homeowners and prospective buyers alike will keep eyeing the market, wondering if a big correction is on the way. Mene Ukueberuwa, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 The suspect 16 to 20 years old with short hair, according to police. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 15 Sep. 2022 The defense countered that if Packer had short hair, no beard, and was wearing a different shirt, he might be viewed differently. Nicole Moeder, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2022 This program may be an appropriate step for someone who has experienced a short-term involuntary hospital hold (either 72 hours or 14 days) or who can be safely diverted from certain criminal proceedings. Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 So the authors hypothesized that running speed would increase in the short term and decrease as the constipation became severe. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Sep. 2022 The Federal Reserve was already going to increase short-term rates next week in its effort to restrain inflation. Kathy Orton, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022 Adverb But that breakthrough against Kikuchi was short-lived; the Blue Jays retired the next 11 Orioles in order before rookie Gunnar Henderson’s seventh-inning single. Andy Kostka, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2022 Even outflows triggered by the March 2020 Covid-19 market crash were short-lived; by that June, money was flowing back in. Heather Gillers, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 The union was short-lived, and Hall later married the American civil rights activist Haywood Hall. Brigit Katz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Sep. 2022 Salt Bae’s online reign was powerful but short-lived, his memedom crumbling like plenty before him. Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 9 Sep. 2022 While recent rainfall has helped, officials with the National Weather Service office in North Little Rock said the relief will be short-lived as dry conditions begin to settle in again. Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 30 July 2022 The alliance ultimately proved short-lived when the Big Ten accepted USC and UCLA away from the Pac-12, throwing college football into another unstable period. Mike Rodak \| Mrodak@al.com, al, 19 July 2022 As the House passed the Women's Health Care Act on Friday to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land, its lead sponsor, Rep. Judy Chu, knew the celebration would be short-lived. Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 17 July 2022 But beware: This cinematic butterfly is short-lived. Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022 Noun The debris and moisture can cause an electrical short, and may spark a fire while the cars are driving or parked. CBS News, 23 Aug. 2022 Anthony Vaccarello, the brand’s designer, who loves a micro short, cited another famed hot-pants wearer as his spring 2021 muse: Canadian electro-clash musician and performance artist Peaches. Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, 22 June 2022 Hall starred in Anderson’s breakthrough short, Cigarettes and Coffee, and its subsequent feature-length adaptation, Hard Eight, as well as classics like Magnolia and Boogie Nights. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 June 2022 The documentary short was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Jesse Ryan, Scientific American, 13 June 2022 On into the feature it's become — one that even puts interviewer Fleischer-Camp on camera while preserving his original short's faux-documentary vérité style. Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 13 May 2022 Each of the Simpson children has starred in their own short. Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 15 Apr. 2022 Written and directed by Rohrwacher, the 37-minute short is backed by Disney and was produced by Alfonso Cuaron in tandem with her regular producer Carlo Cresto-Dina. Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 May 2022 Neighbors of the fourplex paid $4,000 to repair damage from water that leaked into their yard and dripped into their basement, causing an electrical short. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 10 Apr. 2022 Verb Austin Hedges scored the winning run from third on Amed Rosario’s two-out grounder to short that Carlos Correa couldn’t handle for an error. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 18 Sep. 2022 With one out, Tim Anderson hit a grounder to short for what should have been an inning-ending double play, but Donovan Walton threw wildly to second. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022 But Patty sandwiched a swinging strikeout and a popup to short around an intentional walk to escape the inning with a tie. Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2022 The weapon delivers a surge of energy that can short out anything from cell phones to power grids. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2022 With Coinbase reporting a $430 million first-quarter loss, some hedge funds are starting to short the stock, meaning Wall Street is betting on Coinbase's value dropping even further. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 8 July 2022 Meanwhile, funds shorting bitcoin saw inflows totaling $15 million in the same week thanks to the launch of ProShares' Short Bitcoin ETF, which debuted Tuesday and marks the first U.S. fund designed to short the world's largest cryptocurrency. Jonathan Ponciano, Forbes, 27 June 2022 Rambusch grounds out to short on an 0-1 count for the first out of the inning. al, 11 June 2022 The proposal would short the state about $300 million over a few months, but Democrats argued the state could fill that gap with the state's cash reserves surplus, which the party says is on track to surpass $6 billion by the end of the budget year. Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 19 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology Adjective Middle English, from Old English sceort; akin to Old High German scurz short, Old Norse skortr lack First Known Use Adjective before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Adverb 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun circa 1586, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb 1904, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing short at short notice be on/have a short fuse at such short notice bring up short cut short come up short of fall short fall short of expectations in short order in the short term keep it short and sweet make short/quick/light work of nothing short of on short notice over the short run over the short term pull up short run short short and sweet run short of short circuit short-day short division short-eared owl short fuse short-haul short-haired short line short-horned grasshopper short message service short-nosed cattle louse short of short of breath short-range short-order short run short ribs short-sheet short shrift short-spoken short story short-stop short subject short temper short-tailed weasel short-term short-tempered short weight short ton short-term memory the long and the short the long and short short-winded the long and (the) short of it the short end of the stick the short run the short term come short of in short supply come up short short hundredweight short-lived short memory caught short on such short notice short-stay taken/caught short short list short loin short ballot short-staffed short-grass prairie short rations short sight in the short run stop short short time short space of time gets short of breath on short rations in short for short short of the mark sell short See More at short notice be on/have a short fuse at such short notice bring up short cut short come up short of fall short fall short of expectations in short order in the short term keep it short and sweet make short/quick/light work of nothing short of on short notice over the short run over the short term pull up short run short short and sweet run short of short circuit short-day short division short-eared owl short fuse short-haul short-haired short line short-horned grasshopper short message service short-nosed cattle louse short of short of breath short-range short-order short run short ribs short-sheet short shrift short-spoken short story short-stop short subject short temper short-tailed weasel short-term short-tempered short weight short ton short-term memory the long and the short the long and short short-winded the long and (the) short of it the short end of the stick the short run the short term come short of in short supply come up short short hundredweight short-lived short memory caught short on such short notice short-stay taken/caught short short list short loin short ballot short-staffed short-grass prairie short rations short sight in the short run stop short short time short space of time gets short of breath on short rations in short for short short of the mark sell short See More Kids Definition short 1 of 3 adjective ˈshȯrt shorter; shortest 1 : not long or tall short hair a short boy short stories 2 : not great in distance a short trip 3 : not lasting long : brief in time a short delay a short memory 4 : cut down to a brief length "Doc" is short for "doctor." 5 : less than the usual or needed amount Fruit was in short supply. We met on short notice. 6 : having less than what is needed : not having enough I'm short of money. The team was short two players. 7 : not reaching far enough The throw was short. 8 : easily stirred up a short temper 9 : rudely brief I didn't mean to be short with you. 10 : of, relating to, or being one of the vowel sounds \\ə, a, e, i, u̇\\ and sometimes \\ä\\ and \\ȯ\\ short 2 of 3 adverb 1 : with suddenness I stopped short. 2 : to or at a point that is not as far as expected or desired He threw the ball short. short 3 of 3 noun 1 shorts plural : pants that reach to or almost to the knees 2 shorts plural : short underpants 3 : something (as a movie) shorter than the usual or regular length 4 : short circuit Legal Definition short 1 of 2 adjective 1 : treated or disposed of quickly in court the calendar for short causes 2 : having a short term short loans short leases 3 a : not having goods or property that one has sold in anticipation of a fall in prices a seller who was short at the time of the sale b : consisting of or relating to a sale of securities or commodities that the seller does not possess or has not contracted for at the time of the sale a short position see also short sale 1 at sale 4 : not involving or providing a sufficient amount of money to cover a loan see also short sale 2 at sale, short refinance short 2 of 2 adverb : by or as if by a short sale sold the stock short shortness noun as in conciseness the condition of being short the shortness of the commencement speech was much appreciated by the impatient graduates Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance conciseness briefness compression brevity contraction shortening reducing decreasing smallness minuteness condensation diminishing curtailment abridgment abruptness abbreviation abridgement crispness brusqueness terseness lessening curtness pithiness tautness succinctness tininess shrinking littleness laconism compendiousness Antonyms & Near Antonyms lengthiness extensiveness prolongation extending elongation extension stretching prolonging growth protraction elongating expansion wordiness diffuseness largeness prolixity bigness talkativeness garrulousness volubility bulkiness greatness spread talkiness verboseness heftiness long-windedness See More
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