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roundness

roundness

4 2.6
A shape with smooth curves and no sharp angles
  • noun
  • /ˈraʊndnəs/
translation icon : 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
8 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
1 1.0

A curved form with no sharp corners like a circle

applies more widely to curves and rounded profiles beyond flat shapes
roundedness
vsroundness
1 5.4

A smooth, curved shape without sharp edges

is broader, covering curved, circular forms and full body curves
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
8.7

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

is more general, not limited to fully spherical forms
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
curvilinearity
vsroundness
9.3

The quality of having lines that bend instead of being straight

is about overall rounded shape rather than line patterns

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
8 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.