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rotund

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/rəʊˈtʌnd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/roʊˈtʌnd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rō tund′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ro•tund /roʊˈtʌnd/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. rounded and fat or plump:a rotund little man.
ro•tun•di•ty/roʊˈtʌndɪti/USA pronunciation  ro•tund•ness, n. [uncountable]See -rota-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ro•tund  (rō tund′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. round in shape;
    rounded:ripe, rotund fruit.
  2. plump;
    fat.
  3. full-toned or sonorous:rotund speeches.
  • Latin rotundus round, circular, derivative of rota wheel; compare round1
  • 1695–1705
ro•tund′ly, adv. 
    2. obese, fleshy, corpulent, stout, portly.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rotund /rəʊˈtʌnd/ adj
  1. rounded or spherical in shape
  2. plump
  3. sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheelroˈtundity, roˈtundness n roˈtundly adv
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