rotundity

rotundity
/roh tun"di tee/, n., pl. rotundities.
1. the condition or quality of roundness or plumpness, as of an object or person.
2. fullness, as in tone or speech.
3. a full or rounded tone, phrase, or the like: oratorical rotundities.
Also, rotundness.
[1580-90; < L rotunditas. See ROTUND, -ITY]

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  • Rotundity — Ro*tund i*ty, n. [L. rotunditas: cf. F. rotondit[ e].] 1. The state or quality of being rotu?; roundness; sphericity; circularity. [1913 Webster] Smite flat the thick rotundity o the world! Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, completeness; entirety;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rotundity — (n.) 1580s, from L. rotunditas, from rotundus round (see ROTUND (Cf. rotund)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Rotundity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rotundity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rotundity rotundity Sgm: N 1 roundness roundness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 cylindricity cylindricity Sgm: N 1 sphericity sphericity spheroidity Sgm: N 1 globosity …   English dictionary for students

  • rotundity — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Rounded out quality Nouns 1. rotundity, roundness, cylindricity, sphericity, spheroidicity, orbicularity, globosity, globularity. See circularity, curvature. 2. (spherical object) cylinder, cylindroid,… …   English dictionary for students

  • rotundity — rotund ► ADJECTIVE 1) large and plump. 2) round; spherical. DERIVATIVES rotundity noun rotundly adverb. ORIGIN Latin rotundus, from rotare rotate …   English terms dictionary

  • rotundity — noun see rotund …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • rotundity — noun The quality of being rotund …   Wiktionary

  • rotundity — ro tun·di·ty || rəʊ tÊŒndÉ™tɪ n. roundedness; chubbiness, plumpness; quality of having a full or deep voice …   English contemporary dictionary

  • rotundity — n. Roundness, sphericity, rotundness, globosity …   New dictionary of synonyms

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