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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