roundish

1 2.8

A shape that is almost like a circle

adjective
/ˈraʊndɪʃ/

: redondeado

Quinn walked along the perimeter of the disturbed soil until his eye caught a roundish object protruding from the dirt.

Examples

Putnam Starbuck, a roundish sort of man, grew rounder as he voiced his amazement.

Fiction book (1993)
The avatar that filled the screen was roundish and unthreatening.

Fiction book (1999)
A lumpy, roundish shape appeared on the screen.

Fiction book (2001)
The room is roundish with windows, so bird sightings are common.

Blog text (9)
His forehead had a roundish bulge toward the crown.

Fiction book (1994)
"Inspector Lagrange?" Short black hair framed a slightly roundish Kewpie-doll face: button nose, cherub mouth, dark red lipstick, touch of rouge.

Fiction book (1999)
Each individual stood on four spiny legs resembling those of an earthly starfish, and none of their roundish bodies topped out at over half a meter.

Fiction book (2002)
The proprietor, short, roundish, with close-cropped gray hair and bottle-thick glasses, rises hobbit-like from a vinyl recliner with the aid of a knotty cane.

Fiction book (2002)
James had a pleasant, roundish face and the demeanor of someone you might expect to take lawn care seriously.
Her face was roundish, her dark, almost Asian eyes separated by a very Roman-looking nose.

Synonyms

round

vsroundish

273 1.0

Having the shape of a circle or sphere

is only approximate and not as precisely symmetrical

circular

vsroundish

84 2.8

Having the shape of a circle

is more loosely curved and less exact in outline

oval

vsroundish

38 1.0

Having a rounded shape that is slightly longer than a circle, like an egg

is less stretched and more evenly curved overall

elliptical

vsroundish

12 4.5

Having an oval shape like an egg

is more evenly curved without a longer axis

oval-shaped

vsroundish

1 3.0

A shape that is long and round like an egg

is more generally curved and not notably stretched lengthwise

disk-shaped

vsroundish

1 3.8

Having a flat, round shape like a coin

is more three dimensional rather than flat and thin

rounded

vsroundish

1 2.4

Having a smooth, curved shape with no sharp points

is only somewhat curved and less evenly shaped

orbed

vsroundish

1 8.7

Round and shaped like a ball

is less fully three dimensional and only slightly rounded

ball-shaped

vsroundish

1 2.3

Shaped like a ball or nearly round

is flatter and less fully three dimensional in form

roundy

vsroundish

Informal

6.6

A little round in shape like a small stone

is less uniform and only vaguely curved overall

orbiculate

vsroundish

9.9

Round or nearly round in shape

is more approximate and lacks that near perfection

wheel-like

vsroundish

3.8

Round and flat like a circle

is more simply curved without a rim or hub feature

moon-round

vsroundish

6.5

Having a round shape like the moon

is only vaguely similar and less clearly curved

Antonyms

flat

797 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

angular

15 3.8

Having sharp corners and straight lines rather than smooth curves

How Round

spherical

18 4.2

circular

84 2.8

rounded

1 2.4

roundish

1 2.8

oval

38 1.0

angular

15 3.8

Surface Forms

roundish positive

Morphology

roundish = round (transparent) = round + ish

Clearly derived from 'round' + the adjectival suffix '-ish' meaning 'somewhat' or 'approximately'.

Etymology

The word roundish comes from round and the ending -ish, which means 'somewhat' or 'like', as in 'pinkish' meaning 'a bit pink'. So roundish means 'somewhat round', not a perfect circle.