Something that is rounded is curved in shape, without any points or sharp edges.
...a low rounded hill.
The barge had a rounded bow and stern.
Synonyms: curbed, sweeping, curved, arched More Synonyms of rounded
2. adjective
You describe something or someone as rounded or well-rounded when you are expressing approval of them because they have a personality which is fully developed in all aspects.
[approval]
...his carefully organised narrative, full of rounded, believable and interestingcharacters.
...a well-rounded, well-educated and highly intelligent man.
This cheese is matured for at least 10 months producing a nutty, well rounded flavour.
Synonyms: full More Synonyms of rounded
rounded in British English
(ˈraʊndɪd)
adjective
1.
round or curved
2.
having been made round or curved
3.
full, mature, or complete
4.
(of the lips) pursed, as in pronouncing the sound (uː)
5.
(of a speech sound) articulated with rounded lips
Derived forms
roundedly (ˈroundedly)
adverb
roundedness (ˈroundedness)
noun
rounded in American English
(ˈraʊndɪd)
adjective
1.
made round
2.
developed or diversified, in regard to tastes, abilities, etc.
often in hyphenated compounds
a well-rounded person
3. Phonetics
articulated with the lips forming a circular or oval opening; labialized
Derived forms
roundedness (ˈroundedness)
noun
Examples of 'rounded' in a sentence
rounded
His coaches talk of a more mature, rounded individual.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
That can only give the players a more fully rounded experience.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This car really is a more rounded character than the model it replaces.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This encourages stout growth from the base and gives a more rounded shape to fill the space.
The Sun (2013)
Mature and rounded or light and fruity?
The Sun (2012)
You need to be a rounded human being to make sense of the internet.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Low rounded mountains overlooked green valleys dotted with neat white dwellings.
Eric Newby A BOOK OF LANDS AND PEOPLES (2003)
It also rather reinforces the fact that the elephants are the most rounded characters on the stage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
My hand came against something smooth and firm with a rounded shape.
The Sun (2012)
He is certainly a more rounded character than his popular image sometimes suggests.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And the pink hues and rounded shape reminds me of little hearts when they are cut in half.
The Sun (2016)
Clients can be seen to value such a fast offering of a full rounded service that is media neutral.
Corporate Research Foundation TOP MARKETING AND MEDIA COMPANIES IN THE UK (2002)
Its smoothness and rounded flavour make it the perfect choice to use as the base for salad dressings and mayonnaise.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It will help to make them more rounded human beings and better equipped to cope with the vagaries of life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Keep the shape modern and rounded.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
At 26 she is a far more rounded individual than those she is duelling against on court.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
With a nicely rounded flavour, this is just fine.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But is he a flawed, rounded human being?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They emerge as being quite rounded, flawed characters.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The comments on this were all to do with its rounded, balanced character.
Lockspeiser, Jerry & Gear, Jackie Thorsons Organic Wine Guide (1991)
When you form something by hand, there tends to be a more rounded shape to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I have a full and rounded life.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Your job is to shape them into rounded human beings, not just to make them happy in the moment.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We're all fully rounded individuals.
The Sun (2013)
He is a complete, rounded individual who has got all sorts of pressures that are going to come to bear on him.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To obtain a full, rounded picture of what is happening, it is better to look at a range of questions and a range of polls.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
In other languages
rounded
British English: rounded ADJECTIVE
Something that is rounded is curved in shape, without any points or sharp edges.
...a low rounded hill.
American English: rounded
Brazilian Portuguese: arredondado
Chinese: 圆形的
European Spanish: redondeado
French: arrondi
German: rundlich
Italian: arrotondato
Japanese: 丸い
Korean: 둥근
European Portuguese: arredondado
Latin American Spanish: redondeado
All related terms of 'rounded'
round
To be positioned round a place or object means to surround it or be on all sides of it. To move round a place means to go along its edge, back to the point where you started.
well-rounded
rounded in shape or well developed
rounded education
Education involves teaching people various subjects, usually at a school or college , or being taught .
round on
If someone rounds on you, they criticize you fiercely and attack you with aggressive words.
round up
If the police or army round up a number of people, they arrest or capture them.
round off
If you round off an activity with something, you end the activity by doing something that provides a clear or satisfactory conclusion to it.
round out
to make or become bigger or plumper ; fill out, esp so as to be symmetrical
round down
to lower (a number) to the nearest whole number or ten , hundred , or thousand below it
round file
a wastepaper basket
whip-round
When a group of people have a whip-round , money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know .
1 (adjective)
a low, rounded hill
Synonyms
curbed
sweeping
curved
the curved lines of the chairs
arched
an arched roof
bow-shaped
2 (adjective)
full of rounded, believable and interesting characters