What is "rotund" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does rotund mean in English? Meaning of rotund definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "rotund" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "rotund": spherical in shape

Adjective

  • Meaning: spherical in shape
  • Synonyms: rotund
  • Similar: rounded
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈrōˌtənd/, /ˈrōˌtʌnd/

    Pronunciation in UK: /rōˈtənd/, /ˈrōˌtənd/

    Meaning of "rotund": (of sounds) full and rich

    Adjective

  • Meaning: (of sounds) full and rich
  • Example: orotund tones the rotund and reverberating phrase pear-shaped vowels
  • Synonyms: orotund pear-shaped rotund round
  • Similar: full
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈrōˌtənd/, /ˈrōˌtʌnd/

    Pronunciation in UK: /rōˈtənd/, /ˈrōˌtənd/

    Meaning of "rotund": excessively fat

    Adjective

  • Meaning: excessively fat
  • Example: a weighty man
  • Synonyms: corpulent obese rotund weighty
  • Similar: fat
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˈrōˌtənd/, /ˈrōˌtʌnd/

    Pronunciation in UK: /rōˈtənd/, /ˈrōˌtənd/

  • Adjective: Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular. 1956, Delano Ames, chapter 23, Crime out of Mind[1]: He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.1956, Delano Ames, chapter 23, Crime out of Mind[1]: He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy.(of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
  • Synonyms:

    beefy, big, broad, burly, chunky, dumpy, elephantine, fleshy, heavy, hefty, husky, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, round, solid, stout, tubby, weighty, heavyset, plumpish, loud, resonant, booming, resounding,

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