Meanings
adjectiveglobose (comparative more globose, superlative most globose)
comparative more globose · superlative most globose · alternative globous
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving the shape of a sphere or ball
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latinglobosus“round as a ball, spherical, globular”
- Englishglobose
From Latin globosus (“round as a ball, spherical, globular”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian globoso
- globosoglobe-shaped
Latin globōsus
- globōsusglobe-shaped
Spanish globoso
- globosoglobe-shaped
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APA
globose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globose
MLA
“globose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globose. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “globose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/globose.
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