"rotund" meaning in English

See rotund in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəʊˈtʌnd/ [UK], /ɹoʊˈtʌnd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rotund.wav Forms: rotunder [comparative], rotundest [superlative]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|rotundus|t=round}} Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), {{der|en|la|rota||wheel}} Latin rota (“wheel”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*Hreth₂-||to run, to roll}} Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”), {{dbt|en|round}} Doublet of round Head templates: {{en-adj|rotunder}} rotund (comparative rotunder, superlative rotundest)
  1. Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
    Sense id: en-rotund-en-adj-M49XoXJN
  2. Having a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese. Categories (topical): Obesity Synonyms (having a round body shape): chubby Translations (Round in body shape): закръглен (zakrǎglen) (Bulgarian), rond [masculine] (French), rundlich (German), rotondo (Italian), по́лничок (pólničok) (Macedonian), дебе́личок (debéličok) (Macedonian), pukunati (Maori)
    Sense id: en-rotund-en-adj-OLQNSgBt Disambiguation of Obesity: 4 86 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 61 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 11 19 49 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 7 13 59 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 20 61 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 58 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 62 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 60 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 23 62 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 64 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 18 64 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 60 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 19 61 20 Disambiguation of 'having a round body shape': 23 73 4 Disambiguation of 'Round in body shape': 24 70 6
  3. (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned. Synonyms (full and rich sound): booming Translations ((of a sound) Full and rich): плътен (plǎten) (Bulgarian), звучен (zvučen) (Bulgarian), зву́чен (zvúčen) (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-rotund-en-adj-ymx7W37w Disambiguation of 'full and rich sound': 0 0 100 Disambiguation of '(of a sound) Full and rich': 4 23 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tubby, overweight, resounding, sonorous Translations (Having a round or spherical shape): кръгъл (krǎgǎl) (Bulgarian), rotund (Catalan), rond [masculine] (French), rundlich (German), rotondo [masculine] (Italian), tondo (Italian), rotundus (Latin), трка́лезен (trkálezen) (Macedonian), за́облен (záoblen) (Macedonian), rotundo (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'Having a round or spherical shape': 52 47 1

Inflected forms

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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pólničok",
      "sense": "Round in body shape",
      "word": "по́лничок"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "debéličok",
      "sense": "Round in body shape",
      "word": "дебе́личок"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "Round in body shape",
      "word": "pukunati"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "plǎten",
      "sense": "(of a sound) Full and rich",
      "word": "плътен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "zvučen",
      "sense": "(of a sound) Full and rich",
      "word": "звучен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zvúčen",
      "sense": "(of a sound) Full and rich",
      "word": "зву́чен"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rotund"
}

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