"well-rounded" meaning in English

See well-rounded in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌwɛlˈɹaʊndɪd/ Forms: more well-rounded [comparative], most well-rounded [superlative], well rounded [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} well-rounded (comparative more well-rounded, superlative most well-rounded)
  1. Of a person's development or education, having a balanced variety of attributes. Translations (having a balanced variety of attributes): 全面 (quánmiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), monipuolinen (Finnish), ausgewogen (German), vielseitig (German), همهفنحریف (hame-fan-harif) (Persian), wszechstronny (Polish), zaobljen (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-well-rounded-en-adj-ohcsgoBF Disambiguation of 'having a balanced variety of attributes': 91 5 4
  2. Of a person's body shape, being plump, shapely or curvaceous. Translations (plumb, shapely or curvaceous): 豐滿 /丰满 (fēngmǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), muodokas (Finnish), mollig (German)
    Sense id: en-well-rounded-en-adj-gd-XptP4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 59 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 73 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 86 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 87 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 67 25 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 67 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 69 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 26 60 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 9 65 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 26 60 14 Disambiguation of 'plumb, shapely or curvaceous': 5 85 10
  3. Of language, using words which have been carefully chosen. Translations (using words which have been carefully chosen): 講究 /讲究 (jiǎngjiu) (Chinese Mandarin), selkeäsanainen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-well-rounded-en-adj-br8eNf99 Disambiguation of 'using words which have been carefully chosen': 2 7 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0
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