Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)shortnessthe property of being of short spatial extent“the shortness of the Channel crossing” (n)shortnessthe condition of being short of something“there was no shortness of money”,
“can cause shortness of breath” (n)shortnessthe property of being of short temporal extent“the shortness of air travel time” (n)shortnessthe property of being shorter than average stature