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ro·tund
(rō-tŭnd′)adj.
1. Rounded in figure; plump. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Round or spherical: "a rotund jar of limpid honey" (Aleksandar Hemon).
ro·tun′di·ty, ro·tund′ness n.
ro·tund′ly adv.
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rotund
(rəʊˈtʌnd)adj
1. rounded or spherical in shape
2. plump
3. sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc
[C18: from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheel]
roˈtundity, roˈtundness n
roˈtundly adv
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ro•tund
(roʊˈtʌnd)adj.
1. round in shape; rounded.
2. plump; fat.
3. full-toned or sonorous: rotund phrases.
[1695–1705; < Latin rotundus round, circular, derivative of rota wheel; compare round1]
ro•tun′di•ty, ro•tund′ness, n.
ro•tund′ly, adv.
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Adj. | 1. | rotund - spherical in shape rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" |
2. | rotund - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" | |
3. | ![]() fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" |
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rotund
adjective
1. plump, rounded, heavy, fat, stout, chubby, obese, fleshy, tubby, portly, roly-poly, podgy, corpulent A rotund gentleman appeared.
plump thin, lean, slight, slim, slender, skinny, angular, gaunt, lanky, scrawny, lank
plump thin, lean, slight, slim, slender, skinny, angular, gaunt, lanky, scrawny, lank
2. pompous, grandiloquent, orotund, magniloquent, full writing rotund passages of purple prose
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rotund
adj person → rund(lich); object → rund; speech, literary style → bombastisch, hochtrabend; voice → voll
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