stature vs shortness

stature and shortness both are nouns.

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

As nouns, shortness is a hyponym of stature; that is, shortness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stature:

Other hyponyms of stature include tallness, stockiness.

stature (noun)	shortness (noun)
(of a standing person) the distance from head to foot	an abrupt discourteous manner
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement	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