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rotund
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *ret- (“to run, to roll”) . Doublet of round, which arrived through Old French/Anglo-Norman.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????t?nd/
- (US) IPA(key): /?o??t?nd/
Adjective
rotund (comparative rotunder, superlative rotundest)
- Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
- 1992, Hal R. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis (3rd ed.), W.?W. Norton & Company, Inc., ?ISBN, p. 96–97
- Convex preferences may have indifference curves that exhibit “flat spots,” while strictly convex preferences have indifference curves that are strictly rotund.
- 1992, Hal R. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis (3rd ed.), W.?W. Norton & Company, Inc., ?ISBN, p. 96–97
- Having a round body shape; portly or plump; podgy.
- (of a sound) Full and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
Synonyms
- (having a round body shape): chubby, tubby; see also Thesaurus:overweight
- (full and rich sound): booming, resounding; see also Thesaurus:sonorous
Translations
References
- John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “rotund”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN
- Notes:
Anagrams
- untrod
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin rotundus, attested from 1917. Compare the inherited doublet rodó.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /ru?tunt/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ru?tun/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ro?tunt/
Adjective
rotund (feminine rotunda, masculine plural rotunds, feminine plural rotundes)
- emphatic
- complete, flat out, downright
Derived terms
- rotundament
Further reading
- “rotund” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rotund” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rotund” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
References
Romanian
Alternative forms
- r?tund (regional, dated)
Etymology
From Latin rotundus (“round”), possibly through a Vulgar Latin form retundus, especially in the case of the variant form, r?tund, which was the original form (compare Spanish and Portuguese redondo, archaic Italian ritondo (standard rotondo), Occitan redond, Catalan redó (variant of standard rodó), French rond (Old French reont)). The current standard form of the word may simply be a natural evolution from the older form in southern Romania.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ro?tund/
Adjective
rotund m or n (feminine singular rotund?, masculine plural rotunzi, feminine and neuter plural rotunde)
- round
Declension
Derived terms
- rotunji
References
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bulky
English
Etymology
From Middle English bulki, boulky, equivalent to bulk +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b?lki/
Adjective
bulky (comparative bulkier, superlative bulkiest)
- Being large in size, mass, or volume.
- Unwieldy.
- (bodybuilding) Having excess body mass, especially muscle.
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