burliness

5.3

A large, strong, and solid body or appearance

noun
/ˈbɜrliˌnəs/

: robustez

They admired the burliness of the ancient oak tree standing tall in the park.

Examples

The lumberjack's burliness made him the strongest worker in the forest.
Roman was handsome, in a way that had gone out of style: his wide-shouldered burliness, gold tooth in the corner of his mouth, suspenders beneath his suitcoats.

Fiction book (2000)
His burliness was evident as he easily lifted the heavy box.

Synonyms

ruggedness

vsburliness

1 4.1

Being strong and sturdy in body or looks

is more about large solid size rather than just sturdiness

muscularity

vsburliness

1 6.1

The state of having large, well-developed muscles that make the body strong

is broader, highlighting large solid appearance not only muscle development

massiveness

vsburliness

1 5.4

A great size or weight that makes something heavy

adds idea of strength and solidity not only sheer size or weight

robusticity

vsburliness

Specialized

9.3

How large and sturdy bones or body parts are

is used more broadly for overall large solid appearance not just structure

huskiness

vsburliness

5.8

A large strong body that looks sturdy

is more general and also applies to things beyond bodies

beefiness

vsburliness

4.5

A strong, thick body with clear muscles

is focused more on overall large solid form rather than just muscle

heftiness

vsburliness

5.3

Being heavy, large, or physically strong

emphasizes solid sturdy build rather than merely heaviness or weight

Antonyms

fragility

17 5.2

Something that is easy to break or damage, like glass

slimness

1 2.7

Being thin in a way that looks attractive

How Burly

massiveness

1 5.4

burliness

5.3

sturdiness

1 3.4

frailty

3 5.0

slenderness

1 3.9

Surface Forms

burliness singular

burlinesses plural

Morphology

burliness = burly (transparent) = burly + ness

Formed by the adjective 'burly' plus the standard noun-forming suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly the state or quality of being burly.

Etymology

Burliness comes from the word burly, which means 'large and strong', plus the ending -ness meaning 'quality of'. So burliness is the 'quality of' being big, solid, and strong, which is why we use it to describe a person's or thing's strong build.