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rotund [rəʊˈtʌnd] adj
1. rounded or spherical in shape 2. plump 3. sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc. [from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheel] rotundity , rotundness n rotundly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
rotund adjective 1. plump, rounded, heavy, fat, stout, chubby, obese, fleshy, tubby, portly, roly-poly, podgy, corpulent A rotund gentleman appeared. plump thin, lean, slight, slim, slender, skinny, angular, gaunt, lanky, scrawny, lank 2. pompous, grandiloquent, orotund, magniloquent, full writing rotund passages of purple prose Translations rotund adj person → rund(lich); object → rund; speech, literary style → bombastisch, hochtrabend; voice → voll How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Behind the city swept the rotund upland of St Catherine's Hill; further off, landscape beyond landscape, till the horizon was lost in the radiance of the sun hanging above it. I smiled, for his appearance, so rotund and yet so startled, could never fail to excite a smile, and then as I came nearer I noticed that he seemed singularly disconsolate. Then its ample seat would have been pressed by the comfortable, rotund corporation of the honest mint-master. |
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