"rotund" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɹəʊˈtʌnd/ [UK], /ɹoʊˈtʌnd/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-rotund.wav [Southern-England] Forms: rotunder [comparative], rotundest [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round, which arrived through Old French/Anglo-Norman. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|rotundus||round}} 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”), {{doublet|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: 9 80 11 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 64 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 68 15 Disambiguation of 'having a round body shape': 22 75 3 Disambiguation of 'Round in body shape': 24 71 5
  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 17 80
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': 51 48 1

Inflected forms

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