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roundedness

roundedness

1 5.4
A smooth, curved shape without sharp edges
  • noun
  • /ˈraʊndɪdnəs/
: 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
12 5.4

The amount something is bent, like a road or beam

is the quality of rounded shape itself not the measured amount
round shape
vsroundedness
4 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

is the general property of being smoothly curved rather than the form
roundness
vsroundedness
4 2.6

A shape with smooth curves and no sharp angles

is a more technical term stressing smooth convex surfaces
circularity
vsroundedness
1 6.1

A round shape like a circle

is broader covering rounded or curved shapes in any dimension
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
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
curvilinearity
vsroundedness
1 9.3

The quality of having lines that bend instead of being straight

is about smooth convex surfaces more than line patterns
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

Antonyms

3 2.9

A level area with hardly any hills

How Rounded

sphericity
  • Specialized
1 8.2
roundedness
1 5.4
curvature
  • Specialized
12 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.