Meanings
comparative rotunder · superlative rotundest
- Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
Convex preferences may have indifference curves that exhibit “flat spots,” while strictly convex preferences have indifference curves that are strictly rotund.
1992, Hal R. Varian, Microeconomic Analysis, 3rd edition, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., →ISBN, pages 96-971 more example
He was a plump little man and we had been walking uphill at a pace—set by him—far too rapid for his short legs. He breathed stertorously, and half the drops which glimmered on his rotund face were not rain but sweat.
1956, Delano Ames, chapter 23, in Crime out of Mind
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a round body shape; portly or pudgy; obese.
adjectiveFull and rich; orotund; sonorous; full-toned.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivespherical in shape
adjective(of sounds) full and rich
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*Hreth₂-“to run, to roll”
- Latinrota“wheel”
- Latinrotundus“round”
- Englishrotund
Learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). Doublet of round.
More words from Latin, Proto-Indo-European
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian закръглен, плътен
- закръглен (zakrăglen)Round in body shape
- плътен (plăten)(of a sound) Full and rich
- звучен (zvučen)(of a sound) Full and rich
- кръгъл (krăgăl)Having a round or spherical shape
Catalan rotund
- rotundHaving a round or spherical shape
French rond, rond
- rondRound in body shape
- rondHaving a round or spherical shape
German rundlich, rundlich
- rundlichRound in body shape
- rundlichHaving a round or spherical shape
Italian rotondo, rotondo
- rotondoRound in body shape
- rotondoHaving a round or spherical shape
- tondoHaving a round or spherical shape
Latin rotundus
- rotundusHaving a round or spherical shape
Māori pukunati
- pukunatiRound in body shape
Portuguese rotundo
- rotundoHaving a round or spherical shape
Spanish rotundo, rotundo
- rotundo(of a sound) Full and rich
- rotundoHaving a round or spherical shape
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Cite this entry
rotund. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotund
“rotund.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotund. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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