round character

American  

[round kar-ik-ter] / ˈraʊnd ˌkær ɪk tər /

noun

1. a character in fiction whose personality, background, motives, and other features are fully delineated by the author.

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Etymology

Origin of round character

First recorded in 1925–30

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How does round-character compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• flat character vs. round character

Example Sentences

I’m, like, an old, round character actress now.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2020

He is a round character like the rest of us.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2020

E. M. Forster memorably said that “the test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way.”

From The New Yorker • Oct. 24, 2016

For a biographer, such contradictions present an opportunity to depict a round character, in E.M.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2016

That explains the movie's Euro feel: its lithe simplicity of line, its occasionally noirish palette, its pointy rather than round character shapes.

From Time • Jul. 9, 2010