round
English
/ˈɹaʊnd/
adj
Definitions
- (physical) Shape.
- Complete, whole, not lacking.
- (of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
- (phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
- Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
- Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
- Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
- Large in magnitude.
- (authorship) Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
- (architecture) Vaulted.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French ront derived from Latin rotundus (round, like a wheel, circular).
Origin
Latin
rotundus
Gloss
round, like a wheel, circular
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
丸
Emoji
🌛 🌜️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Roundhead English
- about English
- all English
- all-around English
- all-round English
- arm English
- around English
- aroundness English
- back English
- ball English
- counterround English
- cut English
- cutround English
- enround English
- eye English
- fish English
- hand English
- head English
- headed English
- heels English
- house English
- howl English
- howlround English
- kickaround English
- leaf English
- lookaround English
- midround English
- mini-roundabout English
- multiround English
- news English
- newsround English
- nonround English
- obround English
- overround English
- person English
- pole English
- postround English
- preround English
- rotund English
- rotundifolious English
- rounce English
- round table English
- round trip English
- round-like English
- round-tripper English
- roundabout English
- roundaboutly English
- roundaboutness English
- roundarm English
- roundback English
- roundball English
- roundballer English
- rounden English
- roundening English
- rounder English
- rounders English
- roundeth English
- roundeye English
- roundfish English
- roundhand English
- roundhead English
- roundheaded English
- roundheels English
- roundhouse English
- roundish English
- roundishly English
- roundishness English
- roundleaf English
- roundly English
- roundman English
- roundness English
- roundpole English
- roundshield English
- roundside English
- roundsperson English
- roundstone English
- roundwood English
- roundworm English
- shield English
- shootaround English
- side English
- skate-around English
- stone English
- table English
- therearound English
- trip English
- turn English
- turnround English
- unround English
- walkaround English
- wherearound English
- wood English
- workaround English
- worm English
- wrap English
- wraparound English
- wrapround English
- *retundiāre Latin
- *retundus Latin
- retundus Latin
- rota Latin
- rotundiceps Latin
- rotundicollis Latin
- rotundifolius Latin
- rotundifrons Latin
- rotundipennis Latin
- rotundus Latin
- semirotundus Latin
- rotondo Italian
- round Italian
- tondo Italian
- ronce French
- rond French
- rotond French
- round French
- раунд Russian
- redonda Spanish, Castilian
- redondamente Spanish, Castilian
- redondez Spanish, Castilian
- redondilla Spanish, Castilian
- redondo Spanish, Castilian
- rotundamente Spanish, Castilian
- rotundidad Spanish, Castilian
- rotundo Spanish, Castilian
- round Spanish, Castilian
- *Hroth₂-o- Proto-Indo-European
- redondo Portuguese
- rotundo Portuguese
- round Portuguese
- ラウンド Japanese
- rund Norwegian Nynorsk
- rundkøyring Norwegian Nynorsk
- rundorm Norwegian Nynorsk
- rundskriv Norwegian Nynorsk
- rundstykke Norwegian Nynorsk
- rundtur Norwegian Nynorsk
- sirkelrund Norwegian Nynorsk
- around, arounde Middle English
- round-lyke Middle English
- rounde table Middle English
- rounder Middle English
- roundly Middle English
- roundnesse Middle English
- reont Old French
- rondel Old French
- ront Old French
- rotundus Old French
- rodó Catalan, Valencian
- rotund Catalan, Valencian
- rotund Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- rătund Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- raun Indonesian
- runt Middle High German
- ronderëm Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- ronn Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- runt Middle Low German
- raundi Swahili
- radond Romansh
- radund Romansh
- rodund Romansh
- taront Friulian
- tont Friulian
- raunim Tok Pisin
- raunwom Tok Pisin
- rodondu Kabuverdianu
- rotunno Neapolitan
- tunduleîno Istriot
- rutondu Corsican
- arm
- all
- cut
- eye
- worm
- pole
- wrap
- wood
- news
- trip
- ball
- head
- turn
- howl
- back
- fish
- side
- leaf
- hand
- table
- heels
- about
- stone
- house
- around
- shield
- headed
- rotund
- person
- rounce
- rounden
- obround
- enround
- rounder
- roundly
- unround
- midround
- roundish
- roundeye
- roundman
- nonround
- roundarm
- preround
- rounders
- roundeth
- cutround
- roundhead
- Roundhead
- turnround
- roundleaf
- roundness
- newsround
- howlround
- roundside
- roundback
- roundworm
- roundpole
- overround
- roundball
- roundhand
- all-round
- roundwood
- wrapround
- roundfish
- postround
- round-like
- roundhouse
- lookaround
- walkaround
- roundabout
- roundheels
- wraparound
- aroundness
- roundishly
- roundstone
- roundening
- kickaround
- all-around
- round trip
- workaround
- multiround
- wherearound
- therearound
- roundheaded
- roundballer
- roundshield
- shootaround
- round table
- skate-around
- roundaboutly
- roundishness
- counterround
- roundsperson
- round-tripper
- rotundifolious
- roundaboutness
- mini-roundabout