o·ro·tund (ôr  -t nd ,  r-)adj. 1. Pompous and bombastic: orotund talk. 2. Full in sound; sonorous: orotund tones. [From alteration of Latin re rotund, with a round mouth : re, ablative of s, mouth; see s- in Indo-European roots + rotund, ablative of rotundus, round; see rotund.]o ro·tundi·ty (ôr-tnd -t , r-) n. |
orotund [ˈɒrəʊˌtʌnd]
adj
1. (of the voice) resonant; booming
2. (of speech or writing) bombastic; pompous
[from Latin phrase ore rotundo with rounded mouth]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  orotund - ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"rhetorical - given to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought; "mere rhetorical frippery" |
| 2. | orotund - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" |
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