orotund

Meaning

Adj

1. Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.
2. Of writing, etc.: clear, effective, powerful.
3. Of speech or writing: bombastic, pompous.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A voice characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound.
2. (obsolete) The quality of clarity, effectiveness, and power in speech or writing.

Synonyms

bombastic

turgid

tumid

pompous

rotund

round

pear-shaped

declamatory

magniloquent

sonorous

large

exquisite

flamboyant

forceful

grandiloquent

grandiose

hard

harsh

heavy

hifalutin

high-flown

high-sounding

imperial

imposing

impressive

intense

loud

mighty

podgy

pontifical

potent

powerful

puissant

purple

racy

red-blooded

resonant

resounding

robust

sententious

sonant

soniferous

spherical

stiff

strong

tubby

smooth circular motion

able

rolling smoothly

acute

athletic

big

brassy

clangorous

clear

commanding

concentrated

cordial

deep

Hyphenated as

or‧o‧tund

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/

Etymology

PIE word
*h₁óh₃s
The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”) (whence English ore rotundo), possibly influenced by rotund (“having a curved, round, or spherical shape; (figurative) of sound: full and rich”). Ōre rotundō is composed of ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (the ablative singular of rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)).
The noun is derived from the adjective.