rotund
[ roh-tuhnd ]
/ roʊˈtʌnd /
adjective
round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit.
plump; fat.
full-toned or sonorous: rotund speeches.
Origin of rotund
OTHER WORDS FROM rotund
Words nearby rotund
rotten to the core,
rottenstone,
rotter,
rotterdam,
rottweiler,
rotund,
rotunda,
rotundity,
roturier,
rou,
rouault
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British Dictionary definitions for rotund
rotund
/ (rəʊˈtʌnd) /
adjective
rounded or spherical in shape
plump
sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc
Derived forms of rotund
rotundity or rotundness, noun rotundly, adverbWord Origin for rotund
C18: from Latin
rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from
rota wheel