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cumbersomeness

cumbersomeness

7.9
Difficulty using or managing something because it is large, heavy, and awkward
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌmbərsəmnəs/
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  • Due to the cumbersomeness of the equipment, they struggled to set up the display in time.

Examples

  • Participants also indicated that the cumbersomeness and overwhelming nature of evaluation might prevent them from engaging in evaluations.

    Academic text (2005)

  • The cumbersomeness of the old furniture made it difficult to move into the new house.

  • She found the cumbersomeness of the large suitcase challenging when navigating the airport.

Synonyms

awkwardness
vscumbersomeness
1 4.2

Difficulty carrying something because it is large or hard to hold

highlights heavy weight and large size as extra difficulty factors
bulkiness
vscumbersomeness
1 3.9

Being large and hard to carry or move

stresses awkward shape as an added cause of handling difficulty
unwieldiness
vscumbersomeness
7.8

Difficulty carrying something because of large size or heavy weight

is the common general word for physical difficulty from size or awkward shape
weightiness
vscumbersomeness
6.1

The state of being very heavy and hard to lift

adds awkward shape and large size as further causes of handling trouble
burdensomeness
vscumbersomeness
8.3

A quality that makes something difficult or causes extra work

is restricted to trouble moving or using things due to size or shape
onerousness
vscumbersomeness
  • Formal
9.9

A state of being very hard and unpleasant to deal with

focuses specifically on physical difficulty from size, weight, or shape

Antonyms

convenience
116 1.4

The state of being easy or useful for people

manageability
1 5.1

How easy something is to control or look after

How Cumbersome

cumbersomeness
7.9
bulkiness
1 3.9
awkwardness
1 4.2

Surface Forms

cumbersomeness singular
cumbersomenesses plural

Morphology

cumbersomeness = cumbersome (transparent) = cumber + some + ness

A straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'cumbersome' using the productive suffix '-ness' to indicate the quality or state.

Etymology

Cumbersomeness comes from cumbersome, which has the part cumber meaning 'to burden' and the ending -some meaning 'full of', and you can see the same idea in encumber ('to put a burden on'). So, cumbersomeness is the state of being heavy, awkward, or hard to carry or use.