round
- adjective
- /raʊnd/
- All the sparks and energy you give off, the rosy advice you dispense in round, pear-shaped tones.
- smooth, round tone
If you play by the bridge, very mid rangey and as you get closer to the neck you hear more low end and you hear a rounder sound.
- If you play by the bridge, very mid rangey and as you get closer to the neck you hear more low end and you hear a rounder sound.
Examples
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And you see how round and plush and soft and bouncy that looks.
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It has a rather, uh, round taste.
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So I keep it round and rosy and fresh.
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Before her in a white paper bag was a small round loaf of black bread.
Fiction book (1992) -
At last, the full moon rose, round and golden like a ripe melon.
Fiction book (1995) -
From distant points of the earth came spasms of excitable Arabic and the round vowels of the BBC.
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The musician's voice had a round quality that captivated the audience.
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She preferred a round tone when playing the cello, as it made the music sound richer.
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With its round and smooth sound, the speaker offered an immersive listening experience.
Synonyms
A smooth, sweet sound that is pleasant to hear
A full, rich voice that sounds round and warm
A full, round voice that sounds powerful
Having a full, rich, deep sound
Antonyms
Idioms
To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger
Compounds
- Literature
A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals
- Literature
A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair
- Specialized
A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap
- Specialized
A small opening in the inner ear wall that leads to the part that senses sound
- UK
A regular route for delivering newspapers often done by a young person before school
- Literature
A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals
- Specialized
A curved half-circle shape above a door or bridge seen in Roman buildings
Couples perform planned steps while moving in a circle to music guided by a leader
A small tree from East Asia that makes round orange fruits with sweet peel and sour flesh
- Specialized
A cord of tissue on each side of the womb that runs to the outer female genital area
- Specialized
A freshwater fish with a bronze back and white belly from northern lakes and rivers
- Specialized
A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket
- Specialized
A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals
A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration
- Specialized
A North American orchid with two round leaves and greenish white flowers on one stalk
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A brown mushroom with a pink stem and smooth round spores that grows on wood
- Specialized
The time it takes for a light signal to travel to a spacecraft or planet and back
A small animal like a rat that lives in Florida wetlands and has a round tail
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Round for a full, rich sound comes from comparing sound to a full shape: a 'round' tone feels whole and smooth and fills the room like a circle.