rotund
1 antonym for rotund — opposites grouped by meaning.
Adj — Having a rounded, ball-like shape.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. adj
Having a rounded, ball-like shape.
“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.”
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin rotundus (“round”), from Latin rota (“wheel”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth₂- (“to run, to roll”). A doublet of round.
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