OROTUND

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


Etymology

Adjective

orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most orotund)

Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound.

Pompous; bombastic.

Synonyms

• (fullness of sound): sonorous; see also sonorous

• (pompous): pompous; see also arrogant

Anagrams

• 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



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11 May 2024

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(noun) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; “he was suffering from museum fatigue”; “after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue”; “the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue”; “political fatigue”


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