rotund
[ roh-tuhnd ]
adjective
round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit.
plump; fat.
full-toned or sonorous: rotund speeches.
Origin of rotund
1Other words for rotund
Other words from rotund
- ro·tund·ly, adverb
- sub·ro·tund, adjective
- sub·ro·tund·ly, adverb
- sub·ro·tund·ness, noun
- un·ro·tund, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for rotund
rotund
/ (rəʊˈtʌnd) /
adjective
rounded or spherical in shape
plump
sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc
Origin of rotund
1C18: from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheel
Derived forms of rotund
- rotundity or rotundness, noun
- rotundly, adverb
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