bulkiness
- noun
- /ˈbʌl.kɪ.nəs/
- I loved the bulkiness of the instrument—a nice hunk of metal.
It's very peachy and I do like it, but the bulkiness of this product I can't stand.
- It's very peachy and I do like it, but the bulkiness of this product I can't stand.
Examples
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Many customers returned the furniture because they found its bulkiness hard to manage.
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I love the physical keyboard and its affordability; I only dislike it for its bulkiness.
Blog text (17) -
But here he was, wearing a long gray coat over his bulkiness.
Fiction book (1997) -
First, a vague feeling of heaviness on her left side: a sort of bulkiness to her body.
Fiction book (2000) -
It's very peachy and I do like it, but the bulkiness of this product I can't stand.
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DSLR cameras can be a hindrance to making pictures in situations because of their bulkiness and visual weight.
Blog text (14) -
Overall, I would give this case a thumbs-up rating of 6 out of 10 and would recommend it to anyone on the go who is looking for convenience and functionality and who will not mind the size and bulkiness.
Blog text (22) -
I currently use an old generation Canon 20D DSLR and am tired of the heft and bulkiness of it.
Blog text (16) -
The bulkiness of the camera and the long exposure times it required lent a performative quality to the event of being photographed and meant that the subject of Evans's photography was approached as a collaborator in the creation of the image.
Academic text (2017) -
The bulkiness of the package made it difficult to fit in the car.
Synonyms
How big or heavy something is
A large weight that makes something hard to lift
Difficulty carrying something because it is large or hard to hold
A great size or weight that makes something heavy
A texture with large pieces that feels thick
Difficulty carrying something because of large size or heavy weight
Difficulty using or managing something because it is large, heavy, and awkward
Being heavy, large, or physically strong
A lot of weight that makes something hard to move
The state of being very heavy and hard to lift
Antonyms
How Bulky
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bulkiness comes from bulk, a simple word for the main 'mass' or size of something, plus the ending -ness. So bulkiness means the state of being 'large' and often 'hard to handle'.