rotund en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɹəʊ̯ˈtʌnd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ɹoʊ̯ˈtʌnd/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round.
Meanings
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Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
Convex preferences may have indifference curves that exhibit “flat spots,” while strictly convex preferences have indifference curves that are strictly rotund.
1992, Hal R. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., →ISBN, pages 96-97:He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.
1956, Delano Ames, chapter 23, in Crime out of Mind:
- Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese.
- (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rotunder | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| rotundest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rotundity · unrotund · obrotund · rotunded · rotundly · rotundous · rotundness · subrotund · semirotund · rotundation
Synonyms
resounding · tubby · chubby (having a round body shape) · booming (full and rich sound)
Translations (22)
fr rond (Round in body shape) · pt rotundo (Having a round or spherical shape) · mk за́облен (Having a round or spherical shape) · ca rotund (Having a round or spherical shape) · mi pukunati (Round in body shape) · es rotundo (Having a round or spherical shape) · mk зву́чен ((of a sound) Full and rich) · de rundlich (Having a round or spherical shape) · mk трка́лезен (Having a round or spherical shape) · de rundlich (Round in body shape) · mk по́лничок (Round in body shape) · it rotondo (Having a round or spherical shape) · it tondo (Having a round or spherical shape) · bg звучен ((of a sound) Full and rich) · bg закръглен (Round in body shape) · it rotondo (Round in body shape) · bg плътен ((of a sound) Full and rich) · la rotundus (Having a round or spherical shape) · mk дебе́личок (Round in body shape) · es rotundo ((of a sound) Full and rich) · bg кръгъл (Having a round or spherical shape) · fr rond (Having a round or spherical shape)