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blockiness

1 7.5

Large square shapes that make a building or object look chunky and not detailed

noun
/ˈblɑːkɪnəs/

: aspecto angular

Critics praised the blockiness of the furniture design, which added to its minimalist aesthetic.

Examples

The microwave emitter, which had been set on the tallest nearby structure, sharply delineated the staggered blockiness of the scene by throwing long, dense shadows.

Fiction book (1990)
The building's blockiness gives it a sturdy and robust appearance.
The blockiness of the sculpture made it stand out in the modern art exhibit.

Synonyms

roughness

vsblockiness

4 3.4

The way a surface feels when it is not smooth

focuses on clear angular geometry rather than general unevenness

lumpiness

vsblockiness

2 4.4

The feel of many small bumps on a surface

is about larger angular geometric shapes rather than small round protrusions

coarseness

vsblockiness

1 4.1

A rough texture that is not smooth

is about overall geometric angular form not only surface grain

sketchiness

vsblockiness

1 7.5

Not having enough detail makes something unclear

emphasizes crude angular shapes rather than missing or unfinished detail

chunkiness

vsblockiness

5.0

A broken, uneven quality that makes movement or sound stop and start

is about angular geometric shapes that lack fine surface detail

Antonyms

smoothness

4 2.6

How something works without pauses or problems

fineness

1 5.3

How delicate and detailed something looks or feels

How Blocky

blockiness

1 7.5

faceted

8 6.5

smooth

224 1.0

Surface Forms

blockiness singular

blockinesses plural

Morphology

blockiness = blocky (transparent) = ness

This is a regular noun formation from 'blocky' meaning the quality of being block-like.

Etymology

Blockiness comes from block, meaning 'solid piece' or a toy block, and the ending -ness, meaning 'state or quality'. So when a shape or design looks chunky, square, or like stacked toy blocks, we describe that visual quality as 'blockiness'.