Meanings
nounrotundity (countable and uncountable, plural rotundities)
plural rotundities
- countableuncountableThe quality of being rotund.
The captain, `Papa Viggo,´ as he is called among the islands, is a fair-haired man, rather under average height, and with a tendency towards rotundity.
1929, Robert Dean Frisbee, The Book of Puka-Puka, Eland, published 2019, page 13
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe roundness of a 3-dimensional object
Broader
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Origin
- Latinrotunditas
- Englishrotundity
From rotund + -ity, from Latin rotunditas.
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rotundity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotundity
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“rotundity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rotundity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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