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   rotund

   /rə(ʊ)ˈtʌnd/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person) large and plump: "her brother was slim where she was rotund" Similar plumpchubbyfatstoutroly-polyfattishportlydumpychunkybroad in the beamoverweightheavypot-belliedbeer-belliedpaunchyFalstaffianbuxomwell upholsteredwell coveredwell paddedof ample proportionsampleroundroundedwell roundedfullflabbyfleshybulkycorpulentobeseinformal:tubbypudgybeefyporkyblubberypoddypodgyfubsylard-arsedzaftigcorn-fedarchaic:pursyrare:abdominousOpposite thinslenderskinny
   • ▪ round or spherical: "huge stoves held great rotund cauldrons" Similar roundbulboussphericalrare:rotundatespheralsphericspherularorbicular
   • 2. (of speech or literary style) sonorous; grandiloquent. Similar sonorousfull-tonedfull-bodiedroundrichdeepmellowresonantreverberantmagniloquentgrandiloquentorotundrare:pear-shapedcanorousOpposite thinreedy

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin rotundus, from rotare ‘rotate’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rotundity noun
   • 2. rotundly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   The meaning of ROTUND is marked by roundness : rounded. How to use rotund in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishROTUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ROTUND definition: 1. (especially of a person) round or rounded in shape 2. (especially of a person) round or rounded…. Learn more.

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   Rotund definition: round in shape; rounded. See examples of ROTUND used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rotundRotund - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Rotund describes anything that's plump or round, like a teapot or your chubby Aunt Agnes.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › rotundRotund - definition of rotund by The Free Dictionary

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   rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryROTUND | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ROTUND meaning: 1. (especially of a person) round or rounded in shape 2. (especially of a person) round or rounded…. Learn more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishROTUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: 1. rounded or spherical in shape 2. plump 3. sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc.... Click for more definitions.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishrotund adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of rotund adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › rotund_nrotund, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

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    The earliest known use of the noun rotund is in the mid 1500s.. OED's earliest evidence for rotund is from 1550, in the writing of J. Coke.. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

11. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › rotundROTUND Synonyms: 116 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-Webster

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    Synonyms for ROTUND: plump, fat, round, corpulent, full, pudgy, chubby, obese; Antonyms of ROTUND: slender, thin, skinny, lean, slim, lanky, angular, gaunt