rotund

ro·tund  (r-tnd)

adj.

1. Rounded in figure; plump. See Synonyms at fat.

2. Having a full, rich sound; sonorous.

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[Latin rotundus; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]

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ro·tundi·ty, ro·tundness n.

ro·tundly adv.

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rotund [roe-tund]

Adjective

1. round and plump

2. (of speech) pompous or grand [Latin rotundus]

rotundity n
rotundly adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	rotund - spherical in shape rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
	2.	rotund - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" orotund, pear-shaped, round full - (of sound) having marked deepness and body; "full tones"; "a full voice"
	3.	rotund - excessively fat; "a weighty man"     corpulent, obese, weighty fat - having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"

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rotund

adjective 1. plump, rounded, heavy, fat, stout, chubby, obese, fleshy, tubby, portly, roly-poly, podgy, corpulent << OPPOSITE skinny

adjective 2. pompous, orotund, magniloquent, full

adjective 3. round, rounded, spherical, bulbous, globular, orbicular

adjective 4. sonorous, round, rich, resonant, orotund

Translations

rotund [rəuˈtʌnd] adj → rotundo

rotund [rəuˈtʌnd] adj → rondelet(te); arrondi(e)

rotund [rəuˈtʌnd] adj (person) → rundlich

rotund [rəuˈtʌnd] adj → grassoccio/a; tondo/a