Definition of rotund Rotund

/ɹowtʌˈnd/ - [rowtund] - ro•tund

We found 11 definitions of rotund from 4 different sources.

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What does rotund mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

rotund, rotunder, rotundest

rotund - spherical in shape
  rounded curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
rotund - excessively fat; "a weighty man"
  corpulent, obese, weighty
  fat having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
rotund - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
  orotund, round, pear-shaped
  full having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
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  • rotund (a.)
    Round; circular; spherical.
  • rotund (a.)
    Hence, complete; entire.
  • rotund (a.)
    Orbicular, or nearly so.
  • rotund (n.)
    A rotunda.

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  • rotund, adjective.

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rotund in sign language
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