rotund

[ roh-tuhnd ]
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adjective
  1. round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit.

  2. plump; fat.

  1. full-toned or sonorous: rotund speeches.

Origin of rotund

1
1695–1705; <Latin rotundus round, circular, derivative of rota wheel; cf. round1

Other 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
  1. rounded or spherical in shape

  2. plump

  1. sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc

Origin of rotund

1
C18: from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheel

Derived forms of rotund

  • rotundity or rotundness, noun
  • rotundly, adverb

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