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Noun: roundness  rawnd-nus
  1. The property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
    "The roundness of the planet was visible from space"
     
  2. The bodily property of being well rounded
    "The baby's roundness was a sign of good health";
    - plumpness, embonpoint
     
  3. The quality of being round numbers
    "he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making"
     
  4. The fullness of a tone of voice
    "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness";
    - rotundity

Type of: configuration, conformation, contour, corpulency, figure, fleshiness, form, number, obesity, shape, tone, tone of voice

Antonym: angularity

Encyclopedia: Roundness