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rotund::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | orotund, pear-shaped, round |
orotund tones.
the rotund and reverberating phrase.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | rotundity, rotundness |
Examples of rotund
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The role won the rotund McDaniel an Oscar as the year's best supporting actress.
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I have to say Alan's a bit rotund compared to me but we all get on well together.
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A rotund figure in only a white sarong, he says the goddess speaks to him, too.
From the economist.com
A dumpy rotund elephant from 11th century China makes you want to laugh out loud.
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The rotund lady sitting in her Gold Class seat has sung and the results are in.
From the smh.com.au
Langwell hadn't grown so rotund for any compelling reason other than laziness.
From the chron.com
Keith Dozier, a bright, rotund 11-year-old, occupies most of the film's attention.
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At the age of 75, now grey and rotund, he toured in Show Boat as Captain Andy.
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And it wasn't exactly like my husband was gaga over my newly rotund figure either.
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- Spherical in shape
- Orotund: (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
- Corpulent: excessively fat; "a weighty man"
- (rotundly) sonorously: in a sonorous manner; "the congregation consisted chiefly of a few young folk, who snored sonorously"
- (rotundness) sphericity: the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
- Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular; Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy; Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned
- (rotundity) The quality of being rotund
- With a broadly rounded end (cf truncate).
- Rounded or curved as in an arc
