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roundness

roundness

4 2.6
A shape with smooth curves and no sharp angles
  • noun
  • /ˈraʊndnəs/
: redondez
  • The roundness of the vase gives it an exceptionally elegant appearance on the shelf.
  • roundness value

Now if you have a round eye, you're going to follow the roundness of your eye.

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Examples

  • There was an appealing roundness to certain portions of Molly's anatomy.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • There was a delicate roundness to his face, a cap of dark hair.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • And what I mean by that is that the eye loses its perfect roundness to some degree.

  • His face had grown pudgy, and his hips had the roundness of a girl's.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • The woman's hips, rear end, and tummy were all one roundness, like a big ball or a small planet.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Thick black-framed glasses accentuated the roundness of the young woman's face.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Her arm muscles were prominent in their roundness from the effect; green veins lined her caramel skin flecked with gold.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • But the hollow cheeks beneath the jutting cheekbones lacked the roundness of youth and spoke more of many kinds.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • I loved the globelike roundness beneath her muu muu and the awkward way she backed into chairs.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Adam's eyes drifted from Lil's face to the swelling roundness of her taut alabaster blouse.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

curvature
vsroundness
  • Specialized
12 5.4

The amount something is bent, like a road or beam

is the basic quality of being curved without measuring its amount
round shape
vsroundness
4 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

applies more widely to curves and rounded profiles beyond flat shapes
circularity
vsroundness
1 6.1

A round shape like a circle

is wider, including curved shapes that are not perfect circles
curviness
vsroundness
1 4.4

Soft rounded shapes on a body, design, or object

is the general property of being curved or smoothly rounded
rotundity
vsroundness
1 8.7

The state of being round and full like a ball or planet

is more general, not limited to fully spherical forms
roundedness
vsroundness
1 5.4

A smooth, curved shape without sharp edges

is broader, covering curved, circular forms and full body curves
curvilinearity
vsroundness
1 9.3

The quality of having lines that bend instead of being straight

is about overall rounded shape rather than line patterns
rotundness
vsroundness
7.7

A shape that is round all around, like a ball or apple

is broader, covering any curved or smoothly rounded surfaces

Antonyms

3 2.9

A level area with hardly any hills

1 7.5

A shape with clear, sharp corners like a building or face

How Round

sphericity
  • Specialized
1 8.2
roundness
4 2.6
curvature
  • Specialized
12 5.4
flatness
3 2.9

Surface Forms

roundness singular
roundnesses plural

Morphology

roundness = round (transparent) = round + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'round' using '-ness' yielding the quality of being round; meaning is literal and directly derived.

Etymology

Roundness comes from the word round, which originally meant 'like a wheel' or 'a circle'. So roundness is the quality of being curved or circular, like the smooth edge of a wheel.