Added 9 October 2026 shortest /ˈʃɔːtɪst/ adjective Categories: Uncommon Words adjective ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shortest at Wordnik → Where our words come from → superlative form of short: most short; Least in stature, length or height. The two-word poem "Fleas", by Ogden Nash, is arguably the shortest poem in the English language. Related Words: directbestclosestearliestfastestleastlowestminimumnearestquickestslightestsmallest Back to today's word