orotund C2+ Topic:Communication 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · (of the voice) full and... resonantsonorousrichfullpompousbombasticgrandiloquentmagniloquent ↔ Opposites thinweakreedyplainunaffected Word family Derived forms orotundity Related forms oralrotund Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Communication markdown