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adjective
- 1. (of a person's voice) resonant and imposing. Similar
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1. : marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous. an orotund voice. 2. : pompous, bombastic. an orotund speech. orotundity. ˌȯr-ə-ˈtən-də-tē. ˌär- noun. Did you know? An experiment: first breathe in deeply, then try to sing the strongest, lowest note that you can, at the utmost floor of your register. How lovely.
Orotund comes from the Latin word ore, "mouth," and rotundo, "make round." So orotund sounds are what you make with a rounded mouth, which is good if you're singing, but pretentious if you're not.
1. Characterized by language that is elevated and sometimes pompous in style: 2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound: The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus.
orotund in American English. (ˈɔrəˌtʌnd, ˈour-) adjective. 1. (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness. 2. (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic.
Jun 2, 2024 · orotund (comparative more orotund, superlative most 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. (of a voice): Synonyms: ore rotundo, resonant, rotund; see also Thesaurus: sonorous (by ...
Definition of orotund adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Clear, strong, and deep; resonant. Webster's New World. Bombastic or pompous. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Full in sound; sonorous. Orotund tones. American Heritage. Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound. Wiktionary. Synonyms: tumid. large. turgid. declamatory. bombastic. pear-shaped. round. rotund.
/ˈɔrəˌtənd/ OR-uh-tuhnd. See pronunciation. Where does the word orotund come from? Earliest known use. late 1700s. The earliest known use of the word orotund is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for orotund is from 1799, in the writing of T. Gosse. orotund is formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: Latin ōre rotundō.
noun A deep, full voice. In elocution, characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness; open, mellow, rich, and musical: applied to the voice or manner of utterance. from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
o•ro•tund (ôr′ ə tund′, ōr′ -), adj. (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness. (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic. 1785–95; contraction of Latin phrase ōre rotundō, with round mouth. o•ro•tun•di•ty (ôr′ə tun′ di tē, ōr′-), n.
