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round

15 6.0
Having a full, rich sound
  • adjective
  • /raʊnd/
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  • 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.

Examples

  • And you see how round and plush and soft and bouncy that looks.

  • It has a rather, uh, round taste.

  • So I keep it round and rosy and fresh.

  • 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.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The musician's voice had a round quality that captivated the audience.

  • She preferred a round tone when playing the cello, as it made the music sound richer.

  • With its round and smooth sound, the speaker offered an immersive listening experience.

Synonyms

mellifluous
vsround
  • Formal
4 8.5

A smooth, sweet sound that is pleasant to hear

leans more toward fullness and richness than pure musical smoothness
pear-shaped
vsround
1 6.7

A full, rich voice that sounds round and warm

emphasizes smoothness and even texture rather than curved tone
orotund
vsround
  • Formal
9.9

A full, round voice that sounds powerful

is similar but less imposing and more focused on smoothness
rotund
vsround
7.1

Having a full, rich, deep sound

highlights smooth, full tone rather than deep resonance

Antonyms

47 3.9

Very strong and unpleasant to the senses, like bright light or bitter taste

Idioms

a round of
  • Informal
10 3.5

A set of drinks bought for everyone, with people taking turns to pay

Happens all day and night without stopping

in the round
  • Jargon
4 4.7

People sit in a circle so everyone can see and take part

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

1 5.2

To keep doing the same thing without making progress

A person who does not fit into a job or group

To come together to show strong support for a leader or the country in danger

1 8.2

A person who behaves very strangely or does not think clearly

9.9

To finally do something you have been putting off for a long time

Compounds

131 2.5

The first set of matches in a competition where all players or teams play

66 3.0

Happening or available all year

A short time when many people clap to show approval

46 1.6

A journey to a place and back to where you started

Happening all day and all night without stopping

10 2.3

An occasion of playing all holes on a golf course, usually 18 holes

A set of drinks bought for everyone in a group at the same time

A ticket that lets you travel to a place and back

7 3.3

A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic

Round Table
  • Literature
7 6.5

A large round table in stories about King Arthur where knights sit as equals

A round ride with seats shaped like animals that turns for people to sit on

4 9.1

A member of King Arthur's court who sits at the Round Table and is brave and fair

merry-go-round
  • Texting
4 4.1

A repeating cycle of events that seems pointless and has no end

2 4.0

A competition where each team or player plays every other

1 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

round trip
  • Specialized
1 3.9

The time it takes for data to go and come back over a network

1 5.8

A cut of beef from the rear leg used for pot roast

1 3.2

Usual tasks a person does every day

quarter round
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A small curved strip of wood or plastic used where a floor meets a wall to hide the gap

1 6.8

A bone that is roughly round in shape, often from animals

1 3.1

A lean cut of beef from the back leg of a cow

round window
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A small opening in the inner ear wall that leads to the part that senses sound

1 5.6

Having a curved bottom rather than a flat one

round-nose
  • Specialized
1 4.9

Pliers with smooth rounded jaws used to bend wire and make loops

round-nose
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A bullet with a rounded tip that is less likely to go through things

1 2.7

A regular route for delivering newspapers often done by a young person before school

theater in the round
  • Specialized
1 5.4

A theater where the audience sits around a central stage

1 5.1

A lean piece of beef from the upper back leg used for roasting or thin slicing

1 8.2

A quick collection of money from a group for a gift or charity

7.0

A round table where King Arthur and his knights sat as equals

merry-go-round
  • Texting
3.8

A set of images on a website that change automatically or when you click

People move together in a circle following set steps, often with partners

round file
  • Specialized
7.0

A metal tool with a round shape to smooth or widen holes

round file
  • Informal
7.8

A joking name for a trash can where unwanted papers go

round hand
  • Archaic
9.5

A clear style of writing with large round letters

round angle
  • Specialized
4.6

A full circle that measures 360 degrees

round arch
  • Specialized
4.1

A curved half-circle shape above a door or bridge seen in Roman buildings

5.7

A large clam you can eat with a hard rounded shell

5.4

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

A cord of tissue on each side of the womb that runs to the outer female genital area

round shot
  • Archaic
9.9

A solid metal ball used in cannons in the past

A letter signed by many people to show a shared opinion

round robin
  • Specialized
3.9

A way of giving tasks to computers one after another

9.3

A small long thin fish that lives near coasts in the western Atlantic

8.1

A large tent that holds people for a circus show

round whitefish
  • Specialized
9.3

A freshwater fish with a bronze back and white belly from northern lakes and rivers

round-arm
  • Specialized
7.3

A way of using the arm that swings out at shoulder height to throw or hit in sports like cricket

round-bottom flask
  • Specialized
4.9

A glass container with a round body and a narrow neck used for heating or mixing chemicals

A thing with a curved bottom that rolls and is hard to stand

round-fruited
  • Specialized
4.3

A plant or tree that grows round fruit like berries

A garden plant with a round bulb and purple flower head used for food and decoration

9.9

A North American orchid with two round leaves and greenish white flowers on one stalk

Having a rounded end often found on tools like scissors

9.9

A brown mushroom with a pink stem and smooth round spores that grows on wood

round-trip light time
  • Specialized
9.6

The time it takes for a light signal to travel to a spacecraft or planet and back

A meeting where people at the same level discuss a subject together

A small animal like a rat that lives in Florida wetlands and has a round tail

A team that watches a place all day and night to keep it safe

How Full

rich
36 2.3
round
15 6.0
clear
40 1.0
thin
221 5.2

Surface Forms

round positive

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.