Antonyms for bulkiness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : buhl-kee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌl ki


Definition of bulkiness

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "plump, stout," from bulk (n.) + -y (2). Related: Bulkiness.
  • As in awkwardness : noun difficulty
  • As in immensity : noun infinity
  • As in avoirdupois : noun heaviness
  • As in fatness : noun overweight
Example sentences :
  • But in mounting the steps his curiosity was awakened by the bulkiness of Linda's letter.
  • Extract from : « Captain Desmond, V.C. » by Maud Diver
  • They threshed about, the bulkiness of the fur clothing hampering them.
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
  • The Greeks found no inconvenience, as we should, in the bulkiness of inscriptions as a means of keeping public records.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6 » by Various
  • Yellow clover is not a really good hay plant, owing to its lack of bulkiness.
  • Extract from : « Clovers and How to Grow Them » by Thomas Shaw
  • She tried on the wraps, and the hats which came up finally with Calvin staggering beneath the bulkiness of the box.
  • Extract from : « The Trumpeter Swan » by Temple Bailey
  • But ridicule which savours of bulkiness woman had better leave to our sublime sex.
  • Extract from : « Glimpses of Bengal » by Sir Rabindranath Tagore
  • According to the bulkiness of the peat, the fire-place should be roomy, as regards length and breadth.
  • Extract from : « Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel » by Samuel William Johnson
  • It is compactly made, and, in the generality of instances, exhibits anything but bulkiness.
  • Extract from : « Nests and Eggs of Birds of The United States » by Thomas G. Gentry
  • They are said to have called him the dumb one, or sometimes because of his bulkiness even as a youth, the dumb ox.
  • Extract from : « The Thirteenth » by James J. Walsh

Synonyms for bulkiness

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