ROUNDNESS

plumpness, embonpoint, roundness

(noun) the bodily property of being well rounded

roundness

(noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular

roundness

(noun) the quality of being round numbers; “he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn’t affect the point he was making”

roundness, rotundity

(noun) the fullness of a tone of voice; “there is a musky roundness to his wordiness”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roundness (usually uncountable, plural roundnesses)

The quality of being round.

Source: Wiktionary


Round"ness, n.

1. The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc.

2. Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone.

3. Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an assertion.

Syn.

– Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity; globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness; plumpness; rotundity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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