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shortness vs skimpiness

skimpiness vs shortness

shortness and skimpiness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shortness Yes No No No
skimpiness Yes No No No
As nouns, skimpiness is a hyponym of shortness; that is, skimpiness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shortness:
  • shortness: the property of being of short spatial extent
  • skimpiness: Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing.
Other hyponyms of shortness include scantiness.
shortness (noun) skimpiness (noun)
an abrupt discourteous manner Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing.
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
Difference between shortness and skimpiness

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