orotundity

English

Etymology

From orotund +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒɹəˈtʌndɪti/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹəˈtʌndɪti/

Noun

orotundity (plural orotundities)

The quality of being orotund. [from 20th c.]
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
  There is no braking midline caesura, nor is there Pope's massy orotundity.
An orotund statement or utterance.

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