short-form

adjective

ˈshȯrt-ˌfȯrm 

: notably brief in form in comparison to what is common or typical for works or content of a particular category

short-form videos

And similar to the U.S., the Chinese film market has also been dented by the growth of short-form content and increasing popularity of watching entertainment on phones and tablets, keeping theatergoers at home.

—Samantha Masunaga

Gen Z wants short-form blogs and media posts of only a few paragraphs or graphic novels.

—Vernon Fueston

compare long-form

Examples of short-form in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The second is Mark Zuckerberg's short-form video app Instagram, which was widely used by protesters to raise their concerns with the government and to record clashes with authorities. — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 30 July 2026

Most brand listening stacks were built for a text-first internet (keyword tracking, mention monitoring and hashtag scraping) before short-form video became a popular medium through which public perception forms and spreads. — Ofer Familier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

With the growth of short-form content, the youth are being shown 30 seconds or less of information, with little processing of each video before scrolling. — Vriti Shah, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026

Reflecting on the rise of short-form video and streaming platforms, Wu argues that technological change has always reshaped cinema without eliminating older art forms. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 25 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for short-form

• brainstorm
• conform
• deform
• firestorm
• hailstorm
• inform
• landform
• lukewarm
• perform
• planform
• platform
• preform