The shortness of the growing season in northern latitudes limits the variety of crops that farmers can cultivate.
高纬度地区生长季节的短暂限制了农民能够种植的作物种类。
Which choice best defines “shortness”?
B — The state of being short. “shortness” means the state of being short.
Which word means “the state of being short”?
B — shortness. “shortness” means the state of being short.
shortness — the state of being short. In Chinese: 短小，短缺.
shortness is pronounced /ˈʃɔrtnəs/.
The shortness of the growing season in northern latitudes limits the variety of crops that farmers can cultivate. (高纬度地区生长季节的短暂限制了农民能够种植的作物种类。)
brevity, briefness, conciseness — all close in meaning to shortness (the state of being short).
length, extensiveness — each the opposite of shortness (the state of being short).
Yes. shortness is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.