[{"word":"shortness","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The property of being short, of being small of stature or brief.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"the patient's shortness of breath"},{"definition":"The result or product of being short.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The property of being short or terse.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I was chastened by the shortness of her reply."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shortness"]}]