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bulkiness

/bˈʌlkinəs/ noun

The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.

Word Origin Bulkiness comes from 'bulky', which derives from 'bulk' — originally from Old Norse 'búlkr' meaning a heap or pile. The idea of large size and mass is built right in. The suffix -y makes it an adjective (bulky), and -ness turns it into a noun meaning the quality of being bulky. The same root gives us bulkhead (a partition in a ship, from the idea of a large beam).

noun The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk. countable

The bulkiness of the package made it difficult to carry upstairs.

(名词) 庞大性；笨重性；臃肿性

包裹的笨重体积使其难以搬上楼。

(sustantivo) volumen; lo voluminoso; lo abultado; lo aparatoso [La característica de ser voluminoso, o de tener volumen.]

Lo voluminoso del paquete hizo que fuera difícil llevarlo escaleras arriba.

(nom) voluminosité; encombrement; caractère encombrant; caractère volumineux [Caractère de ce qui est volumineux et encombrant.]

Le volume du colis rendait difficile son transport à l'étage.

(Substantiv) Sperrigkeit; Unhandlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, groß, unhandlich oder voluminös zu sein.]

Die **bulkiness** des Pakets machte es schwierig, es die Treppe hinaufzutragen.

(名詞) かさばっている性質、巨大さ

荷物の巨大さゆえに、階段の上まで運ぶのは困難だった。

(substantivo) volumosidade; volume excessivo [A característica de ser volumoso, ou de ter grande volume.]

O volume da embalagem tornou difícil subi-la pela escada.

Synonyms: bulk massiveness bigness size hugeness Antonyms: smallness thinness slenderness
Word parts: bulk + y + ness

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