- rotund ro·tund adj
- [rəʊ'tʌnd]
(frm: person) pingue, (object) arrotondato (-a)
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rotund ro·tund adj
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rotund — [rō tund′] adj. [L rotundus, akin to rota, wheel: see ROLL] 1. round or rounded out; plump or stout 2. full toned; sonorous [a rotund voice] rotundity n. rotundness rotundly adv … English World dictionary
rotund — 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,… … Universalium
rotund — 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.… … From formal English to slang
rotund — ro|tund [rəuˈtʌnd US rou ] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: rotundus; ROUND2] having a fat round body used humorously = ↑stout >rotundity n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
rotund — ro·tund || rəʊ tÊŒnd adj. rounded; chubby, plump; having a full or deep voice … English contemporary dictionary
orbicular — ORBICULÁR, Ă, orbiculari, e, adj. Rotund, globular. ♦ (Substantivat, m.) Muşchi de formă circulară care înconjură pleoapele şi buzele, determinând, prin contracţie, închiderea şi deschiderea acestora. – Din fr. orbiculaire, lat. orbicularis.… … Dicționar Român
orotund — [ôr′ə tund΄] adj. [< L ore rotundo, lit., with a round mouth: see ORAL & ROTUND] 1. clear, strong, and deep; resonant: said of the voice 2. bombastic or pompous: said of a style of speaking or writing orotundity [ôr′ətun′də tē] n … English World dictionary
