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bulkiness

bulkiness

1 3.9
Being large and hard to carry or move
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌl.kɪ.nəs/
translation icon : voluminosidad
  • 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.

Examples

  • Many customers returned the furniture because they found its bulkiness hard to manage.

  • 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.

  • 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

bulk
vsbulkiness
41 2.5

How big or heavy something is

adds that this largeness also makes the item hard to manage
heaviness
vsbulkiness
3 2.5

A large weight that makes something hard to lift

is about size combined with being hard to handle, not just weight
awkwardness
vsbulkiness
1 4.2

Difficulty carrying something because it is large or hard to hold

emphasizes the general state of largeness causing handling problems
massiveness
vsbulkiness
1 5.4

A great size or weight that makes something heavy

highlights that this mass also causes difficulties in handling
chunkiness
vsbulkiness
1 3.8

A texture with large pieces that feels thick

means large and hard to handle overall, not only thick or chunky
unwieldiness
vsbulkiness
7.8

Difficulty carrying something because of large size or heavy weight

is about being large and hard to handle rather than only heavy
cumbersomeness
vsbulkiness
7.9

Difficulty using or managing something because it is large, heavy, and awkward

focuses on overall largeness combined with difficulty rather than just awkward use
heftiness
vsbulkiness
5.3

Being heavy, large, or physically strong

stresses that the largeness makes handling the item difficult
ponderousness
vsbulkiness
9.1

A lot of weight that makes something hard to move

adds that such mass often makes handling or moving hard
weightiness
vsbulkiness
6.1

The state of being very heavy and hard to lift

focuses on largeness and difficulty of handling as well as weight

Antonyms

1 4.4

How closely things are packed so they take little space

1 2.7

Being thin in a way that looks attractive

How Bulky

massiveness
1 5.4
bulkiness
1 3.9
size
1.0
compactness
1 4.4

Surface Forms

bulkiness singular
bulkinesses plural

Morphology

bulkiness = bulky (transparent) = bulk + y + ness

Formed by a regular two-step derivation: bulk + -y -> bulky (adj), then bulky + -ness -> bulkiness (noun denoting the state).

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'.