rotund

ro·tund

adjective \rō-ˈtənd, ˈrō-ˌ\

Definition of ROTUND

1

: marked by roundness : rounded

2

: marked by fullness of sound or cadence : orotund, sonorous <a master of rotund diction>

3

: notably plump : chubby

— ro·tun·di·ty \rō-ˈtən-də-tē\ noun

— ro·tund·ly \-ˈtənd-lē, ˈrō-ˌ\ adverb

— ro·tund·ness \rō-ˈtən(d)-nəs, ˈrō-ˌ\ noun

Examples of ROTUND

1. <a rotund little man who, predictably, was asked to play Santa every year>
2. <the actor's distinct baritone and his clear and rotund elocution are especially effective in dramatic readings>

Origin of ROTUND

Latin rotundus, probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus; akin to Latin rota wheel — more at roll

First Known Use: 1665

Related to ROTUND

Synonyms

blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fleshy, full, gross, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, fat, round, tubby

Antonyms

lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

Related Words

beefy, bulky, chunky, heavy, heavyset, plumpish, stocky, stout, thick, thickset, weighty; brawny, burly, hefty, husky; dumpy, squat, stubby; hippy, paunchy, potbellied; flabby, soft; ample, buxom, corn-fed, ripe, zaftig (also zoftig); endomorphic

Near Antonyms

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy; cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted; puny, scraggy, scrawny, slight; rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, svelte, sylphlike, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy; ectomorphic; anorexic

Rhymes with ROTUND

dachshund, defund, hedge fund, obtund, refund, slush fund, trust fund