rotund
Meaning
- Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
- Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese.
- Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
Synonyms
perfectly round
flabbily fat
rich sound
full-toned
barrel-shapped,
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹəʊˈtʌnd/
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round.
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