rotundity

[ roh-tuhn-di-tee ]
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noun,plural ro·tun·di·ties.
  1. the condition or quality of roundness or plumpness, as of an object or person.

  2. fullness, as in tone or speech.

  1. a full or rounded tone, phrase, or the like: oratorical rotundities.

Origin of rotundity

1
From theLatin word rotunditās, dating back to 1580–90. See rotund, -ity
  • Sometimes ro·tund·ness [roh-tuhnd-nis] /roʊˈtʌnd nɪs/ .

Other words from rotundity

  • sub·ro·tun·di·ty, noun

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How to use rotundity in a sentence

  • There were brunettes of generous ovals, and blondes of heroic rotundities, and every scheme of shape between.

    We Can't Have Everything | Rupert Hughes
  • She merely sported, pursuing him with gay ridicule, mangling his pet quotations, smiling at his swelling rotundities.

    Lalage's Lovers | George A. Birmingham
  • Pete's glistening little eyes lingered in appraisal upon her noble rotundities and her dangling quarry.

    Somewhere in Red Gap | Harry Leon Wilson