Rotund — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

spherical in shape

(of sounds) full and rich

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹoʊtˈʌnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹəʊtˈʌnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹəʊtˈʌnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹoʊtˈʌnd/.

Examples

orotund tones
the rotund and reverberating phrase
pear-shaped vowels

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corpulent round weighty obese orotund pear-shaped

Parts of Speech

adjective	spherical in shape
adjective	(of sounds) full and rich “orotund tones”
adjective	excessively fat “a weighty man”

Word Forms

rotundness	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
rotundity	noun	the roundness of a 3-dimensional object
roundness	noun	the fullness of a tone of voice
corpulence	noun	the property of excessive fatness
obesity	noun	more than average fatness
weightiness	noun	the property of being comparatively great in weight

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

rund

kugelförmig

🇫🇷French

rond

de forme sphérique

🇪🇸Spanish

rotundo

de forma esférica

🇮🇹Italian

rotondo

di forma sferica

🇳🇱Dutch

welgedaan

bolvormig van vorm

🇵🇹Portuguese

rotundo

formato esférico

🇷🇺Russian

пухлый

сферической формы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोल

आकार में गोलाकार

🇧🇩Bengali

বৃত্তাকার

আকারে গোলাকার

🇮🇳Tamil

சுழலும்

உருண்டை வடிவமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

భ్రమణం

గోళాకారంలో

🇮🇳Marathi

गोल

आकारात गोलाकार

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોળ

આકારમાં ગોળાકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುತ್ತು

ಗೋಳಾಕಾರದ ಆಕಾರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭ്രമണം

ഗോളാകൃതി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੱਕਰ

ਆਕਾਰ ਵਿਚ ਗੋਲਾਕਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

چکر

شکل میں کروی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圆形的

球形

🇯🇵Japanese

丸い

球形の

🇰🇷Korean

둥근

구형의 모양

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quay tròn

có dạng hình cầu

🇹🇭Thai

กลม

มีรูปร่างเป็นทรงกลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

bundar

berbentuk bulat

🇵🇭Filipino

magulo

spherical ang hugis

🇲🇾Malay

gemuk

berbentuk sfera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستدير

كروية الشكل

🇮🇷Persian

گرد

به شکل کروی

🇹🇷Turkish

yusyuvarlak

küresel şekilli

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁמַנמַן

בצורה כדורית

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The primary meaning of 'rotund' is 'spherical in shape'.

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