Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rounded

/ˈɹaʊndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: round-ed
IPA: /ˈɹaʊndɪd/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of round

adj

Made into a circle or sphere.

adj

Complete or balanced.

adj

Describing a number that has been changed to its nearest desired value.

adj

Lacking sharp angles; having smooth curves, especially when sharp angles have been removed.

adj

Ending in a broad arch.

adj

Pronounced with the lips drawn together.

Example Sentences

"I've received a rounded education."
"Her character is much less rounded in the writing, since she has but one goal to fulfill in all of her scenes."
"Our child's wooden bed frame has rounded corners for safety."
"The sound /u/ is a rounded vowel."

Inflected Forms

more rounded (comparative) most rounded (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonrounded roundedly roundedness roundrect semirounded subrounded unrounded

Phrases

rounded down rounded up rounded vowel well-rounded

Antonyms

unrounded

Rhymes With

bounded compounded expounded founded sounded grounded hounded

Questions

How do you pronounce rounded?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaʊndɪd/.
What does rounded mean?: simple past and past participle of round

How to pronounce rounded

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