orotund

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɔrətʌnd/ UK /ˈɒrətʌnd/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
(of the voice) full and resonant; (of speech) pompous or bombastic

The senator's orotund delivery filled the hall.

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Synonyms

1 adj · (of the voice) full and... resonant sonorous rich full pompous bombastic grandiloquent magniloquent

Opposites

thin weak reedy plain unaffected

Word family

Derived forms orotundity

Related forms oral rotund

Etymology

From Latin phrase 'ore rotundo' ('with round mouth'), used by Horace of well-rounded speech, from 'os' ('mouth') and 'rotundus' ('round').

os Latin rotundus Latin

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Describing Qualities

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# orotund

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈɔrətʌnd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɒrətʌnd/

## Meanings
1. (of the voice) full and resonant; (of speech) pompous or bombastic

## Examples
- The senator's orotund delivery filled the hall.

## Synonyms
- resonant
- sonorous
- rich
- full
- pompous
- bombastic
- grandiloquent
- magniloquent

## Antonyms
- thin
- weak
- reedy
- plain
- unaffected

## Derived Forms
- orotundity

## Related Forms
- oral
- rotund

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: os
- Root: rotundus

## Etymology
From Latin phrase 'ore rotundo' ('with round mouth'), used by Horace of well-rounded speech, from 'os' ('mouth') and 'rotundus' ('round').

## AI Etymology
Orotund comes from Latin phrase 'ore rotundo' ('with round mouth'), used by Horace of well-rounded speech, from 'os' ('mouth') and 'rotundus' ('round'). The etymological trail includes Latin os and Latin rotundus. As an adjective, orotund means (of the voice) full and resonant; (of speech) pompous or bombastic. The same family is visible in derived forms such as orotundity and related forms such as oral and rotund.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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