orotund

orotund
звучный имя прилагательное:
звучный (sonorous, resounding, resonant, sounding, loud, orotund)
полнозвучный (orotund, rotund)
высокопарный (stilted, bombastic, grandiloquent, pompous, sonorous, orotund)
претенциозный (ambitious, flatulent, grandiose, orotund, brassy, rococo)
четкий (precise, crisp, legible, concise, neat, orotund)
напыщенный (pompous, bombastic, turgid, stilted, highfalutin, orotund)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь. 2014.

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  • Orotund — O ro*tund , a. [L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus round, smooth.] Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; said of the voice or manner of utterance. n. The orotund voice or utterance Rush. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • orotund — I adjective affected, artificial, blustering, bombastic, clear, declamatory, elocutionary, flatulent, forceful, full, fustian, grandiloquent, grandiose, high flown, histrionic, inflated, magniloquent, mellow, oratorical, pompous, presumptuous,… …   Law dictionary

  • orotund — 1792, from L. ore rotundo in well rounded phrases, lit. with round mouth (see ORE ROTUNDO (Cf. ore rotundo)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • orotund — *resonant, sonorous, ringing, resounding, vibrant Analogous words: *loud, stentorian, strident …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • orotund — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of the voice) resonant and impressive. 2) (of writing or style) pompous. ORIGIN from Latin ore rotundo with rounded mouth …   English terms dictionary

  • orotund — [ôr′ə tund΄] adj. [< L ore rotundo, lit., with a round mouth: see ORAL & ROTUND] 1. clear, strong, and deep; resonant: said of the voice 2. bombastic or pompous: said of a style of speaking or writing orotundity [ôr′ətun′də tē] n …   English World dictionary

  • orotund — adjective Etymology: modification of Latin ore rotundo, literally, with round mouth Date: circa 1799 1. marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound ; sonorous < an orotund voice > 2. pompous, bombastic < an orotund speech > • orotundity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • orotund — adjective formal 1 an orotund sound or voice is strong and clear 2 orotund speech or writing is trying to sound important and impressive …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • orotund — adjective 1) an orotund singing voice Syn: deep, sonorous, strong, powerful, full, rich, resonant, loud, booming 2) the orotund rhetoric of his prose Syn: pompous, pretentious, affec …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • orotund — UK [ˈɒrəʊtʌnd] / US [ˈɔrəˌtʌnd] adjective very formal 1) an orotund voice is loud and clear 2) containing extremely formal and complicated language intended to impress people …   English dictionary

  • orotund — orotundity /awr euh tun di tee, ohr /, n. /awr euh tund , ohr /, adj. 1. (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness. 2. (of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic. [1785 95; contr. of L phrase ore… …   Universalium


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