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roundedness

roundedness

1 5.4
A smooth, curved shape without sharp edges
  • noun
  • /ˈraʊndɪdnəs/
translation icon : redondez
  • These enumerated particulars begin to seem insistent, as if claiming more than the conventional roundedness of fictional characterization.
  • well-roundedness

Examples

  • But she had an aura of well-roundedness.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The majority like in our study, so just to look again, you can see the roundedness and the edginess.

  • You know, I like the roundedness.

  • Thing here that like starts to give me some roundedness, like some rounded stuff from here that then I can take down.

  • As generally understood by geologists, levels of abrasion or roundedness would have been correlated with the distance of transport from the source.

    Academic text (2018)
  • "There isn't that sense of roundedness; there isn't that sense of almost freestanding three-dimensionality that you have in Elephanta and that you see as well in Jogeshwari."

    Academic text (2007)
  • Presumably, the Urus would be priced lower than either the Aventador or the Gallardo, and thus Lamborghini really needs to focus on well-roundedness and livability before the company traverses.

    Blog text (14)
  • The roundedness of the sculpture gave it a soft, inviting appearance.

  • In design, roundedness can create a more friendly and approachable look for products.

  • The roundedness of the pebbles made them smooth and easy to hold.

Synonyms

curvature
vsroundedness
  • Specialized
8 5.4

The amount something is bent, like a road or beam

is the quality of rounded shape itself not the measured amount
roundness
vsroundedness
4 2.6

A shape with smooth curves and no sharp angles

is a more technical term stressing smooth convex surfaces
round shape
vsroundedness
1 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

is the general property of being smoothly curved rather than the form
convexity
vsroundedness
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A surface that curves or bulges outward like the outside of a ball

is broader covering general rounded shapes not only outward bulges
curviness
vsroundedness
1 4.4

Soft rounded shapes on a body, design, or object

is a general quality of smooth convex surfaces rather than body style
circularity
vsroundedness
1 6.1

A round shape like a circle

is broader covering rounded or curved shapes in any dimension
convexness
vsroundedness
  • Specialized
8.1

The state of having a surface that curves outward like a ball

is broader covering smooth rounded surfaces beyond outward curving
curvilinearity
vsroundedness
9.3

The quality of having lines that bend instead of being straight

is about smooth convex surfaces more than line patterns

Antonyms

3 2.9

A level area with hardly any hills

How Rounded

sphericity
  • Specialized
1 8.2
roundedness
1 5.4
curvature
  • Specialized
8 5.4

Surface Forms

roundedness singular
roundednesses plural

Morphology

roundedness = rounded (transparent) = round + ed + ness

Formed by the adjective 'rounded' plus the nominalizing suffix '-ness', yielding the quality of being rounded.

Etymology

Roundedness comes from the simple word round, which comes from an old word for a 'wheel' or 'circle'. So roundedness means the quality of being 'round' or having smooth, curved surfaces.