boxiness
Lacking curved edges
Boxiness describes the quality of being boxy—having a square, angular shape that lacks curves or streamlined contours.
It's most often applied to vehicles, buildings, or clothing that appear blocky or utilitarian rather than sleek.
The old Volvo wagons were known for their boxiness.
In audio, boxiness refers to an undesirable hollow or muffled sound quality, as if the music were playing inside a cardboard box.
Right-angled regularity
- blockinessAngular, chunked appearance
- angularityHaving sharp corners
- cuboidSix-sided rectangular solid
- rectangularFour right angles
edges · corners · geometric · chunky · orthogonal · rectilinear · right-angled · unrounded
Prioritizing function over beauty
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- brutalistAdherent of severity
- industrialOf factories and production
unadorned · plain · stark · austere · unembellished · practical · no-frills · spartan
Lack of smooth coordination
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- cumbersomenessDifficult to manage quality
- unwieldinessQuality of being awkward
- chunkinessThick, solid quality
heftiness · massiveness · ungainliness · inelegance · gracelessness · lumpiness · heaviness · broad-shouldered
Minimizing area used
- efficientProductive without waste
- portabilityEase of carrying
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
- snugComfortably close-fitting
tight-fitting · utilitarian · stackable · modular · contained · enclosed · self-contained
squareness
Right-angled regularity
- blockinessAngular, chunked appearance
- angularityHaving sharp corners
- cuboidSix-sided rectangular solid
rectangular · edges · corners · geometric · chunky · orthogonal · rectilinear · right-angled · unrounded
utilitarian
Prioritizing function over beauty
- functionalAble to operate correctly
- minimalistOne favoring bare essentials
- brutalistAdherent of severity
industrial · unadorned · plain · stark · austere · unembellished · practical · no-frills · spartan · workmanlike
clunkiness
Lack of smooth coordination
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- cumbersomenessDifficult to manage quality
- unwieldinessQuality of being awkward
chunkiness · heftiness · massiveness · ungainliness · inelegance · gracelessness · lumpiness · heaviness · broad-shouldered
space-saving
Minimizing area used
- efficientProductive without waste
- portabilityEase of carrying
- crampedUncomfortably lacking space
snug · tight-fitting · utilitarian · stackable · modular · contained · enclosed · self-contained
muddiness
Lack of clarity
- boominessExcessive low-end resonance
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- hollowEmpty within
tubby · mid-range · muffled · reverberant
boxinesscurviness
Rounded, winding form
roundness · sleekness · smoothness · fluidity · curvature
boxinesssleekness
Smooth, lustrous quality
elegance · flowing lines · gracefulness · aerodynamic design · refinement
box, boxing, boxes, boxer, boxed, sandbox, mailbox, boxy, jukebox