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orotund.

Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔɹə(ʊ)ˌtʌnd/General-American
  1. Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.

  2. Of writing, etc.: clear, effective, powerful.

    broadly
  3. Of speech or writing: bombastic, pompous.

    broadly · derogatory
Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₁óh₃s The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”) (whence English ore rotundo), possibly influenced by rotund (“having a curved, round, or spherical shape; (figurative) of sound: full and rich”). Ōre rotundō is composed of ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (the ablative singular of rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective.

noun/ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔː-/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔɹə(ʊ)ˌtʌnd/General-American
  1. A voice characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound.

    countable · obsolete
  2. The quality of clarity, effectiveness, and power in speech or writing.

    obsolete · uncountable
Where this word comes from

PIE word *h₁óh₃s The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”) (whence English ore rotundo), possibly influenced by rotund (“having a curved, round, or spherical shape; (figurative) of sound: full and rich”). Ōre rotundō is composed of ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óh₃s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (the ablative singular of rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective.

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