Roundness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the fullness of a tone of voice

the quality of being round numbers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaʊndnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaʊndnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaʊndnəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈaʊndnəs/.

Examples

there is a musky roundness to his wordiness
he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

plumpness embonpoint rotundity

Antonyms

angularity

Parts of Speech

noun	the fullness of a tone of voice “there is a musky roundness to his wordiness”
noun	the quality of being round numbers “he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making”
noun	the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
noun	the bodily property of being well rounded

Word Forms

round	adjective	(of sounds) full and rich
plump	adjective	sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rundheit

die Fülle einer Stimme

🇫🇷French

rondeur

la plénitude d'un ton de voix

🇪🇸Spanish

redondez

la plenitud de un tono de voz

🇮🇹Italian

rotondità

la pienezza del tono di voce

🇳🇱Dutch

rondheid

de volheid van een stem

🇵🇹Portuguese

redondeza

a plenitude de um tom de voz

🇷🇺Russian

округлость

полнота тона голоса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोलाई

स्वर की परिपूर्णता

🇧🇩Bengali

গোলাকারতা

কণ্ঠস্বরের পূর্ণতা

🇮🇳Tamil

வட்டத்தன்மை

குரல் தொனியின் முழுமை

🇮🇳Telugu

గుండ్రనితనం

స్వరం యొక్క సంపూర్ణత

🇮🇳Marathi

गोलाकारपणा

आवाजाच्या स्वराची परिपूर्णता

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગોળાકારતા

અવાજના સ્વરની પૂર્ણતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ದುಂಡುತನ

ಧ್ವನಿಯ ಪೂರ್ಣತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്താകൃതി

ഒരു സ്വരത്തിൻ്റെ പൂർണ്ണത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੋਲਤਾ

ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸੁਰ ਦੀ ਸੰਪੂਰਨਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

گول پن

آواز کے لہجے کی بھرپوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

圆度

语气的饱满度

🇯🇵Japanese

真円度

声のトーンの豊かさ

🇰🇷Korean

진원도

목소리 톤의 충만함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tròn trịa

sự trọn vẹn của một giọng nói

🇹🇭Thai

ความกลม

ความสมบูรณ์ของน้ำเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebulatan

kepenuhan nada suara

🇵🇭Filipino

kabilogan

ang kabuuan ng isang tono ng boses

🇲🇾Malay

kebulatan

kepenuhan nada suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استدارة

امتلاء نبرة الصوت

🇮🇷Persian

گرد بودن

پر بودن لحن صدا

🇹🇷Turkish

yuvarlaklık

ses tonunun dolgunluğu

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲגַלגַלוּת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'roundness'?

The primary meaning of 'roundness' is 'the fullness of a tone of voice'.

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Using 'roundness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'roundness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'roundness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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