gruffness vs shortness

gruffness and shortness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gruffness	Yes	No	No	No
shortness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, gruffness and shortness are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of gruffness include abruptness, brusqueness, curtness.

gruffness (noun)	shortness (noun)
a throaty harshness	an abrupt discourteous manner
an abrupt discourteous manner	the property of being shorter than average stature
	the property of being of short temporal extent
	the property of being of short spatial extent
	the property of being truncated or short
	the condition of being short of something