shortness vs gruffness

shortness and gruffness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, shortness and gruffness are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shortness include abruptness, brusqueness, curtness.

shortness (noun)	gruffness (noun)
an abrupt discourteous manner	a throaty harshness
the property of being shorter than average stature	an abrupt discourteous manner
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