round
/ˈɹaʊ̯nd/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.14 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of shape:
adj
Of shape:
adj
Of shape:
adj
Of shape:
adj
Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
adj
Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
adj
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.
Example Sentences
- "We sat at a round table to make conversation easier."
- "The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians^([sic]) trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows."
- "The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat."
- "a round belly"
- "a round face"
- "If I close my eyes I can see Marie today as I saw her then. Round, rosy face, snub nose, dark hair piled up in a chignon."
Etymology
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/
- British English: /ˈɹaʊ̯nd/
Usage
Inflected Forms
round round (canonical)
more round (comparative)
most round (superlative)
rounder (comparative)
roundest (superlative)
around (alternative)
ron (alternative)
rounds (plural)
rounds (present, singular)
rounding (participle, present)
rounded (participle, past)
rounded (past)