rotund
[ roh-tuhnd ]
/ roʊˈtʌnd /
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adjective
round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit.
plump; fat.
full-toned or sonorous: rotund speeches.
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Origin of rotund
OTHER WORDS FROM rotund
Words nearby rotund
rottenstone, rotten to the core, rotter, Rotterdam, Rottweiler, rotund, rotunda, rotundity, roturier, ROU, Rouault
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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
Derived forms of rotund
rotundity or rotundness, nounrotundly, adverbWord Origin for rotund
C18: from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheel
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