Shortness, n.
The quality or state of being short; want of reach or extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of provisions; shortness of breath.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists shortness only as an antonym, under circumlocution.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given