ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rounded

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈɹaʊndɪd/ · Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Rounded is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of round.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of round.

More Meanings

  1. Made into a circle or sphere.
  2. Complete or balanced.
  3. (mathematics) Describing a number that has been changed to its nearest desired value.
  4. (botany) Ending in a broad arch.
  5. (linguistics, of a vowel etc.) Pronounced with the lips drawn together.

Example Sentences

The sound /u/ is a rounded vowel.
Her character is much less rounded in the writing, since she has but one goal to fulfill in all of her scenes.

Synonyms for rounded

Depending on context, synonyms include rotund, vaulted, fat, prolate, elliptic, ovate.

Antonyms for rounded

Common opposites include angular, angulate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ringed, ring-shaped, annulate, annular, circular, rotund.

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