Hyphenation of shortness

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word shortness? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

short-ness

Definitions of shortness:

1.	The property of being of short spatial extent The shortness of the Channel crossing
2.	The condition of being short of something There was no shortness of money Can cause shortness of breath
3.	The property of being truncated or short
4.	The property of being of short temporal extent The shortness of air travel time
5.	The property of being shorter than average stature
6.	An abrupt discourteous manner

Synonyms of shortness:

noun	length
noun	truncation, lowness
noun	duration, length
noun	stature, height
noun	abruptness, brusqueness, curtness, gruffness, discourtesy, rudeness

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.