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orotundity

UK/ɒɹəˈtʌndɪti/US/ɔɹəˈtʌndɪti/

orotundity noun: the quality of being orotund.

Noun

orotundity (plural orotundities)

  1. The quality of being orotund.
    • There is no braking midline caesura, nor is there Pope's massy orotundity.1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae
  2. An orotund statement or utterance.

Forms of orotundity

pluralorotundities

Origin of orotundity

From orotund + -ity.

Questions about orotundity

What does orotundity mean?
Orotundity means the quality of being orotund.
What part of speech is orotundity?
Orotundity is a noun.
How do you pronounce orotundity?
Orotundity is pronounced /ɒɹəˈtʌndɪti/ (UK).
What is the plural of orotundity?
The plural of orotundity is orotundities.

Words near orotundity in the dictionary

  1. orotones
  2. orotracheal
  3. orotracheally
  4. orotund
  5. orotundities
  6. orotundity
  7. orotundly
  8. orotunds
  9. Orovada
  10. orovaginal
  11. Oroville

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