rotund

n. A rotunda. [ Obs. ] Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. It. rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr. L. rotundus round. See Rotund, a. ] (Arch.) A round building; especially, one that is round both on the outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly, but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the rotunda of the Capitol at Washington. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the corners. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. rotundus round + folium a leaf. ] (Bot.) Having round leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. rotunditas: cf. F. rotondité. ] 1. The state or quality of being rotu&unr_;; roundness; sphericity; circularity. [ 1913 Webster ]

Smite flat the thick rotundity o'the world! Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness. [ 1913 Webster ]

For the more rotundity of the number and grace of the matter, it passeth for a full thousand. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

A boldness and rotundity of speech. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Roundness; rotundity. [ 1913 Webster ]