rotund
Spherical in shape
Rotund describes something round or spherical in shape, but applies most often to people who are plump or heavyset: a rotund little man with rosy cheeks.
The word carries a gentler, almost affectionate tone compared to blunter terms like fat.
Rotund speech or prose is full and sonorous, suggesting rounded, rolling cadences.
Globe-like in form
- circularForming a closed curve
- globularSphere-shaped
- bulbousSwollen and round
- orbLuminous celestial body
globe · curved · convex · domed · barrel-shaped · egg-shaped · oval · swollen
Agreeably fat, well-filled
- chubbySlightly plump, endearingly
- portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- corpulentExcessively heavy-bodied
paunchy · pudgy · chunky · heavyset · full-figured · fleshy · potbellied · tubby
Deep and full-toned
- orotundBombastically resonant in speech
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
- grandiloquentPretentiously elevated in speech
pompous · bombastic · declamatory · rhetorical · eloquent · mellifluous · rich · deep
spherical
Globe-like in form
orb · globe · curved · convex · domed · barrel-shaped · egg-shaped · oval · swollen · distended
plump
Agreeably fat, well-filled
- chubbySlightly plump, endearingly
- portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
corpulent · paunchy · pudgy · chunky · heavyset · full-figured · fleshy · potbellied · tubby · roly-poly
sonorous
Deep and full-toned
- orotundBombastically resonant in speech
- resonantDeeply vibrating with sound
- boomingExperiencing rapid growth
grandiloquent · pompous · bombastic · declamatory · rhetorical · eloquent · mellifluous · rich · deep · theatrical