Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bulkiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: bulk-i-ness
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The bulkiness of those commodities which are the chief productions of the soil, necessarily imposes very heavy charges on their transportation, to distant markets."

Etymology

Etymology tree English bulky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bulkiness From bulky + -ness.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

bulkinesses (plural)

Synonyms

massiveness

Questions

What does bulkiness mean?: The characteristic of being bulky, or of having bulk.
Where does bulkiness come from?: Etymology tree English bulky Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English bulkiness From bulky + -ness.

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