Associations to the word «Rotund»

Wiktionary

ROTUND, adjective. Having a round or spherical shape; circular; orbicular.
ROTUND, adjective. Round in body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
ROTUND, adjective. (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.

Dictionary definition

ROTUND, adjective. Spherical in shape.
ROTUND, adjective. (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels".
ROTUND, adjective. Excessively fat; "a weighty man".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.