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rotundity

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ro·tund  (r-tnd)
adj.
1. Rounded in figure; plump. See Synonyms at fat.
2. Having a full, rich sound; sonorous.
[Latin rotundus; see ret- in Indo-European roots.]
ro·tundi·ty, ro·tundness n.
ro·tundly adv.
rotundity
the state or quality of being roundor plump. — rotund, adj.
See also: Body, Human
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Noun1.rotundity - the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
globosity, globularness, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity
roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
2.rotundity - the fullness of a tone of voice; "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness"
roundness
tone, tone of voice - the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice"


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What extent of lowland may be encompassed by the high peaks beyond, must remain for the present matter of mere conjecture though from the form of the summits, and the breaks which may be discovered among them, there can be little doubt that they are the sources of streams calculated to water large tracts, which are probably concealed from view by the rotundity of the lake's surface.
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There was, moreover, a boldness and rotundity of speech among these matrons, as most of them seemed to be, that would startle us at the present day, whether in respect to its purport or its volume of tone.
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