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ultrashort

ultrashort

5.7
Very short in length often used for clothes or hair
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌltrəˈʃɔrt/
translation icon : ultracorto
  • The model wore an ultrashort dress that caught everyone's attention at the fashion show.

Examples

  • He got an ultrashort haircut for the summer to stay cool.

  • The designer released a line of ultrashort jackets perfect for spring evenings.

  • She wore an ultrashort skirt to the party.

  • His hair is ultrashort now.

  • The model wore an ultrashort dress that caught everyone's attention at the fashion show.

  • He got an ultrashort haircut for the summer to stay cool.

  • The designer released a line of ultrashort jackets perfect for spring evenings.

Synonyms

short
vsultrashort
∞ 1.0

Not long in distance, height, or time

is far more extreme and means extremely small in length or height
brief
vsultrashort
11 3.6

Clothing that is very short and covers little of the body

is more extreme and means extremely short rather than very short
abbreviated
vsultrashort
5.7

Very short clothes that show much of the body

is more extreme and means extremely short beyond merely very short
mini
vsultrashort
4.0

Very short in length with the hem above the knee

applies more widely and describes extreme shortness not limited to one style

Antonyms

tall
∞ 1.0

Higher than most people or things of the same kind

How Short

ultrashort
5.7
short
∞ 1.0
longish
  • Informal
4 2.5
long
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ultrashort positive

Morphology

ultrashort = short (transparent) = ultra + short

The word is formed by the productive intensifying prefix 'ultra-' plus 'short', so the meaning 'extremely short in length or height' is straightforward.

Etymology

Ultrashort combines the part ultra- and the word short, and ultra- means 'beyond' or 'extreme'. So ultrashort simply means 'much shorter than normal', which is why we call very short dresses, haircuts, or small items 'ultrashort'.