adj.
Pronunciation: r ō - ' t ə nd, ' r ō - ˌ
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin rotundus, probably alteration of Old Latin *retundus; akin to Latin rota wheel ― more at ROLL
Date: 1665
1 : marked by roundness : ROUNDED
2 : marked by fullness of sound or cadence : OROTUND , SONOROUS <a master of rotund diction>
3 : notably plump : CHUBBY
– ro · tun · di · ty \ r ō - ' t ə n-d ə -t ē \ noun
– ro · tund · ly \ - ' t ə nd-l ē , ' r ō - ˌ \ adverb
– ro · tund · ness \ r ō - ' t ə n(d)-n ə s, ' r ō - ˌ \ noun