orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped
(adjective) (of sounds) full and rich; “orotund tones”; “the rotund and reverberating phrase”; “pear-shaped vowels”
bombastic, declamatory, large, orotund, tumid, turgid
(adjective) ostentatiously lofty in style; “a man given to large talk”; “tumid political prose”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most orotund)
Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.
Pompous; bombastic.
• (fullness of sound): sonorous; see also sonorous
• (pompous): pompous; see also arrogant
• rotundo, round to
Source: Wiktionary
O"ro*tund`, a. Etym: [L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.]
Definition: Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance.
– n.
Definition: The orotund voice or utterance Rush.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
