rotundity

Noun
Synonyms: sphericitysphericalnessglobosityglobularnessrotundnessroundness

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the roundness of a 3-dimensional objectSynonyms: sphericitysphericalnessglobosityglobularnessrotundnessType of roundness
  2. the fullness of a tone of voice“there is a musky roundness to his wordiness”Synonyms: roundnessType of tone, tone of voice

Related words spherical adjective, pear-shaped adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ro·tund′i·ty noun

Origin: L. rotunditas: cf. F. rotondité.

1. The state or quality of being rotu…; roundness; sphericity; circularity.

Smite flat the thick rotundity o'the world!— William Shakespeare

2. Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness.

For the more rotundity of the number and grace of the matter, it passeth for a full thousand.— Thomas Fuller
A boldness and rotundity of speech.— Nathaniel Hawthorne

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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