orotund

adjective

oro·tund ˈȯr-ə-ˌtənd How to pronounce orotund (audio)

ˈär-

: marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound : sonorous

an orotund voice

: pompous, bombastic

an orotund speech

orotundity

ˌȯr-ə-ˈtən-də-tē How to pronounce orotund (audio)

ˌär-

noun

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The Latin roots of orotund are related to two more common English words—oral and rotund. Latin or- means "mouth," and rotundus means "round" or "circular." The Roman poet Horace joined forms of those Latin terms to create the phrase ore rotundo, literally meaning "with round mouth," and figuratively meaning "with well-turned speech." Ore rotundo was modified to orotund and adopted into English in the late 18th century. It can indicate either strength of delivery or inflated wording.

Example Sentences

the tenor's orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism

Recent Examples on the Web Novoselov had a boisterous, orotund way of talking that even the interpreter seemed to have trouble making sense of.

Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The speaker’s orotund oratory, his mannered put-downs, his mock pretentiousness, his pompous, practiced, often hilarious jawing will be no more.

Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019

orotund

adjective

as in ringing

marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones the tenor's orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs

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ringing
round
sonorous
reverberant
rotund
resonant
loud
vibrant
reverberating
plangent
mellow
golden
mellifluous
powerful
resounding
stentorian
deep
rich
reverberative
mellifluent
thunderous
plummy
thundering
full

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

hollow
cavernous
soft
low
muted
weak
murmurous
faint
thin
tinny
smothered

as in rhetoric

marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism

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rhetoric
rhetorical
grandiloquent
pontifical
fustian
bombastic
inflated
flatulent
oratorical
gaseous
tumid
gassy
florid
turgid
ornate
pompous
hifalutin
windy
grandiose
high-flown
flowery
stilted
highfalutin
lofty
pretentious
high-sounding
verbose
bloated
wordy
elevated
overdone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

eloquent
unadorned
plain
unrhetorical
bald
plainspoken
unpretentious
straightforward
direct
simple
unaffected
stark
well-spoken
matter-of-fact

单词	orotund
释义	orotund adjective oro·tund ˈȯr-ə-ˌtənd ˈär- 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? The Latin roots of orotund are related to two more common English words—oral and rotund. Latin or- means "mouth," and rotundus means "round" or "circular." The Roman poet Horace joined forms of those Latin terms to create the phrase ore rotundo, literally meaning "with round mouth," and figuratively meaning "with well-turned speech." Ore rotundo was modified to orotund and adopted into English in the late 18th century. It can indicate either strength of delivery or inflated wording. Synonyms golden plangent resonant resounding reverberant reverberating reverberative ringing rotund round sonorous vibrant See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the tenor's orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism Recent Examples on the Web Novoselov had a boisterous, orotund way of talking that even the interpreter seemed to have trouble making sense of. Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021 The speaker’s orotund oratory, his mannered put-downs, his mock pretentiousness, his pompous, practiced, often hilarious jawing will be no more. Karla Adam, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2019 Word History Etymology modification of Latin ore rotundo, literally, with round mouth First Known Use 1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1 orotund adjective 1 as in ringing marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones the tenor's orotund voice was just what this soaring aria needs Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance ringing round sonorous reverberant rotund resonant loud vibrant reverberating plangent mellow golden mellifluous powerful resounding stentorian deep rich reverberative mellifluent thunderous plummy thundering full Antonyms & Near Antonyms hollow cavernous soft low muted weak murmurous faint thin tinny smothered See More 2 as in rhetoric marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism Synonyms & Similar Words rhetoric rhetorical grandiloquent pontifical fustian bombastic inflated flatulent oratorical gaseous tumid gassy florid turgid ornate pompous hifalutin windy grandiose high-flown flowery stilted highfalutin lofty pretentious high-sounding verbose bloated wordy elevated overdone Antonyms & Near Antonyms eloquent unadorned plain unrhetorical bald plainspoken unpretentious straightforward direct simple unaffected stark well-spoken matter-of-fact See More
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