HyperDic: orotund

English > 2 senses of the word orotund:
ADJECTIVEallorotund, bombastic, declamatory, large, tumid, turgidostentatiously lofty in style
allorotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped(of sounds) full and rich
English > orotund: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaningostentatiously lofty in style.
Synonymsbombastic, declamatory, large, tumid, turgid
BroaderrhetoricalGiven to rhetoric, emphasizing style at the expense of thought
Spanishbombástico, declamatorio, enfático, hinchado
Catalandeclamatori, emfàtic, inflat
English > orotund: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of sounds) full and rich.
Example"orotund tones"
Synonymsrotund, round, pear-shaped
Broaderfull(of sound) having marked deepness and body
Spanishredondo, rotundo, sonoro
Catalanrotund

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