Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being round or spherical: This refers to the physical property of having a circular or ball-like shape.
   • Fullness or richness of sound, especially in speech or music: This describes a tone of voice or musical note that is full, deep, and resonant.
   • (Often humorous or formal) The condition of being plump or stout: This refers to a person's rounded, corpulent physique.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The rotundity of the planet was clearly visible from space. (The spherical shape of the planet was clearly visible from space.)
  • The singer's voice was admired for its remarkable rotundity and warmth. (The singer's voice was admired for its remarkable fullness and warmth.)
  • He was a man of considerable rotundity, with a cheerful, round face. (He was a very plump man, with a cheerful, round face.)

Advanced Usage

• In rhetoric or literary criticism: "Rotundity" can describe language or style that is grandiloquent, pompous, or excessively ornate.
  • The diplomat's speech was criticized for its unnecessary rotundity and lack of substance. (The diplomat's speech was criticized for its unnecessary grandiloquence and lack of substance.)

Variants and Related Words

• Rotund (adj): Round or spherical in shape; (of a person) plump; (of speech or writing) grandiloquent.
  • The rotund gentleman tipped his hat.
  • He delivered his thanks in rotund phrases.
• Roundness (n): The quality of being round. (This is a more common and neutral synonym for the first meaning of "rotundity").

Synonyms

• Sphericity: The state of being a sphere.
• Plumpness: The condition of having a full, rounded shape.
• Sonority: The quality of being full, deep, and resonant in sound.
• Grandiloquence: A pompous or lofty style of speaking.

Antonyms

• Angularity: The quality of having sharp angles or corners.
• Thinness: The state of being slim or lacking fullness.
• Reedy: (Of a sound) thin and high-pitched.

Noun

1. the fullness of a tone of voice
   • there is a musky roundness to his wordiness
2. the roundness of a 3-dimensional object