circular

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈsɝ.kjə.lɚ/ UK /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/ See IPA manual

Freq #13344

Meanings

1

adj
Shaped like a circle; round.

They sat around a large circular table.
2

noun
A printed advertisement or notice sent to many people.

The store mailed a sales circular to all its customers.
3

adj
Of an argument, using the thing it is trying to prove as its own proof, so it leads nowhere.

Saying the book is good because it's popular is circular reasoning.

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Synonyms

1 adj · shaped like a circle; round. roundring-shaped

2 noun · a printed advertisement or... flyer flier handbill leaflet

More annular cyclicdiscoidrounded

Opposites

sharp square thin

Word family

Forms circularlycirculars

Derived forms anticircularbicircularcircularincircularisecircularismcircularitycircularizationcircularizecircularlycircularnesscircularwisecocircular

Related forms advertisement booklet brochure catalog catalogue circle flier flyer handbill leaflet pamphlet

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circular motion
movement around a center along a curved, closed path

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar.

circuler Middle English circulier Old French circularis la-lat circulus Latin

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# circular

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɝ.kjə.lɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɜː.kjə.lə/
**Frequency rank:** 13344

## Meanings
1. Shaped like a circle; round.
2. A printed advertisement or notice sent to many people.
3. Of an argument, using the thing it is trying to prove as its own proof, so it leads nowhere.

## Examples
- They sat around a large circular table.
- The store mailed a sales circular to all its customers.
- Saying the book is good because it's popular is circular reasoning.

## Synonyms
- annular
- cyclic
- discoid
- round
- rounded

## Antonyms
- sharp
- square
- thin

## Derived Forms
- anticircular
- bicircular
- circularin
- circularise
- circularism
- circularity
- circularization
- circularize
- circularly
- circularness
- circularwise
- cocircular

## Related Forms
- advertisement
- booklet
- brochure
- catalog
- catalogue
- circle
- flier
- flyer
- handbill
- leaflet
- pamphlet

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: circuler
- Root: circulier
- Root: circularis
- Root: circulus

## Etymology
From Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar.

## AI Etymology
circular is a noun, adjective, and verb. It is from Middle English circuler, circuleer, circulere, from Old French circulier (French circulaire), from Late Latin circularis, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus (“ring”). By surface analysis, circle + -ar. Historical forms in the chain include circuler (Middle English), circulier (Old French), circularis (Late Latin), and circulus (Latin). Current senses include shaped like a circle; round, a printed advertisement or notice sent to many people, and of an argument, using the thing it is trying to prove as its own proof, so it leads nowhere. Derived forms include anticircular, bicircular, circularin, circularise, and circularism. Related words include advertisement, booklet, brochure, and catalog.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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