- rotund
- rotund 1705, from L. rotundus "round, circular, like a wheel," from rota "wheel" (see ROTARY (Cf. rotary)). Meaning "full-toned style of oratory" (1830) is after Horace's ore rotundo in "Poetics."
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rotund — ROTÚND, Ă, (I) rotunzi, de, adj., (II) rotunduri, s.n. I. adj. 1. De forma unui cerc, a unei sfere, a unui disc. ♦ (Despre dealuri, coline etc.) Cu creasta fără muchii sau colţuri. ♦ (mat.; despre o curbă plană sau despre o suprafaţă) Care are… … Dicționar Român
rotund — [adj1] fat beefy*, big, broad, burly, chunky*, dumpy, elephantine, fleshy, heavy, heavyset, hefty, husky, obese, overweight, plump, plumpish, portly, pudgy*, roly poly*, round, solid, stout, tubby*, weighty; concept 491 rotund [adj2] sonorous… … New thesaurus
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 — Ro*tund , a. [L. rotundus. See {Round}, and cf. {Rotunda}.] 1. Round; circular; spherical. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, complete; entire. [1913 Webster] 3. (Bot.) orbicular, or nearly so. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rotund — Ro*tund , n. A rotunda. [Obs.] Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rotund — plump, chubby, portly, stout, *fleshy, fat, corpulent, obese Antonyms: angular Contrasted words: *lean, spare, lank, lanky, gaunt, rawboned, skinny, scrawny … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rotund — ► ADJECTIVE 1) large and plump. 2) round; spherical. DERIVATIVES rotundity noun rotundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin rotundus, from rotare rotate … English terms dictionary
Rotund — p1 Schlussruine Rotund Entstehungszeit: um 900 Burgentyp: Höhenburg Erhaltungszustand: Ruine Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
rotund — adjective 1) a small, rotund man Syn: plump, chubby, fat, stout, portly, dumpy, round, chunky, overweight, heavy, paunchy, ample; flabby, fleshy, bulky, heavyset, corpulent, obese; … Thesaurus of popular words
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
