shortness
/ʃˈɔɹtnəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "the shortness of a stubby pencil"
- "the patient's shortness of breath"
- "From time to time in both directions the engine was blowing off, so there was no shortness of steam."
- "But on the whole the Southern Region, in view of the relative shortness of so many of its journeys, is to be commended for its provision of refreshment facilities; [...]."
- "CNN spoke recently with several Conyers residents who said they still have blurry vision, shortness of breath, throat irritation or chronic headaches since the chemical plant fire."
- "I was chastened by the shortness of her reply."