squatness n the property of being short and broad Usage(s) The squatness also creates an air cushion under the plane when she lands, a benefit. Such houses looked simple to build, serene and solid, but their blocky squareness, their squatness, aroused comment more hostile than surprised. For all his seeming squatness, his movements were precise, and his hands in particular were small and sinewy. Synonym(s) stubbiness