rotund

[ roh-tuhnd ]

adjective

1. round in shape; rounded:

   ripe, rotund fruit.

2. plump; fat.

   Synonyms: portly, stout, corpulent, fleshy, obese

3. full-toned or sonorous:

   rotund speeches.

rotund

/ rəʊˈtʌnd /

adjective

1. rounded or spherical in shape
2. plump
3. sonorous or grandiloquent; full in tone, style of speaking, etc

Derived Forms

• roˈtundity, noun
• roˈtundly, adverb

Other Words From

• ro·tundly adverb
• subro·tund adjective
• subro·tundly adverb
• subro·tundness noun
• unro·tund adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of rotund¹

1695–1705; < Latin rotundus round, circular, derivative of rota wheel; round ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of rotund¹

C18: from Latin rotundus wheel-shaped, round, from rota wheel

Example Sentences

His case came to be known as the Fat Leonard scandal because of Francis' rotund frame at that time.

From BBC

Where Wayne’s Batman is lithe and graceful, The Penguin is awkward and rotund; while Wayne is charismatic, the Penguin is a weirdo, a quack.

From Salon

He didn’t have Mr Shapiro’s soaring rhetoric or Mr Buttigieg’s eloquence, but Democrats hope his flat midwestern accent, his somewhat rotund physique and his thinning hair – combined with the small-town coach speak – will appeal to the kind of voters who have abandoned the Democratic Party when Trump is on the ballot.

From BBC

His background - a teacher, a football coach, an Army National Guard enlisted soldier - broadcasts "meat-and-potatoes middle America", as does perhaps his balding, rotund, slightly dishevelled appearance.

From BBC

“Cass Elliot, the rotund American singing star who first won acclaim as a member of the Mamas and the Papas pop-singing group in the 1960s, was found dead in bed Monday night in her London apartment,” read the first paragraph of her L.A.

From Los Angeles Times