orotund

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”) (whence English ore rotundo), possibly influenced by rotund (“having a curved, round, or spherical shape; (figurative) of sound: full and rich”). Ōre rotundō is composed of ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (the ablative singular of rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/, /ˈɔː-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹə(ʊ)ˌtʌnd/ Hyphenation: or‧o‧tund === Adjective === orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most orotund) Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc. (of a voice): Synonyms: ore rotundo, resonant, rotund; see also Thesaurus:sonorous (by extension) Of writing, etc.: clear, effective, powerful. (derogatory) Of speech or writing: bombastic, pompous. Synonyms: grandiloquent, magniloquent, tumid, turgid ==== Derived terms ==== ororotundity (obsolete, rare) orotundity orotundly ==== Related terms ==== oral ore rotundo rotund ==== Translations ==== === Noun === orotund (countable and uncountable, plural orotunds) (obsolete) (countable) A voice characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound. (uncountable) The quality of clarity, effectiveness, and power in speech or writing. === References === === Anagrams === rotundo, round to