rotund
11rotund — rotundly, adv. /roh tund /, adj. 1. round in shape; rounded: ripe, rotund fruit. 2. plump; fat. 3. full toned or sonorous: rotund speeches. [1695 1705; < L rotundus round, circular, deriv. of rota wheel; cf. ROUND1] Syn. 2. obese, fleshy,… …
12rotund — [[t]roʊtʌ̱nd[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone is rotund, they are round and fat. [FORMAL] A rotund, smiling, red faced gentleman appeared. Syn: fat Ant: slim …
13rotund — adjective Etymology: Latin rotundus, probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus; akin to Latin rota wheel more at roll Date: 1665 1. marked by roundness ; rounded 2. marked by fullness of sound or cadence ; orotund, sonorous < a master of rotund… …
14rotund — ro•tund [[t]roʊˈtʌnd[/t]] adj. 1) round in shape; rounded 2) plump; fat 3) full toned or sonorous: rotund phrases[/ex] • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L rotundus round, circular, der. of rota wheel; cf. round I ro•tun′di•ty, ro•tund′ness, n.… …
15rotund — /roʊˈtʌnd / (say roh tund) adjective 1. rounded; plump. 2. full toned or sonorous: rotund speeches. {Latin rotundus} –rotundity, rotundness, noun –rotundly, adverb …
16Rotund rocksnail — Taxobox name = Rotund rocksnail status = EX | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Gastropoda ordo = Mesogastropoda familia = Pleuroceridae genus = Leptoxis species = L. ligata binomial = Leptoxis ligata binomial… …
17rotund — adjective a) Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular. b) Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy …
18rotund — Synonyms and related words: adipose, arched, beefy, bellied, bellylike, big bellied, bloated, blowzy, bosomy, bowed, brawny, bulging, burly, buxom, chubby, chunky, circular, consonant, convex, convexed, corpulent, crummy, deep, distended, dumpy,… …
19rotund — ro|tund Mot Agut Adjectiu variable …
20rotund — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Round] Syn. circular, spherical, globular, plump; see fat 1 , round 1 . 2. [Full toned] Syn. resounding, vibrant, resonant, sonorous; see loud 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. plump stout, round, fat, obese, big,… …
