orotundadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈɒrətʌnd/, U.S.

/ˈɔrəˌtənd/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin ōre rotundō.

Etymology: Shortened < classical Latin ōre rotundō ore rotundo adv., perhaps after rotund adj. N.E.D. (1903) states that ‘This some have essayed to alter to ororotund , for ore- or orirotund ’, apparently to reflect more closely its etymology. Evidence for these forms appears to be lacking except in the compounds ororotundity n. and ororotundoism n., the latter suggesting an altered form ororotundo.

A. adj.

Originally (of a voice, speaker, or utterance): imposing, clear, resonant; such as is suited to public speaking, reading, or recitation. Now frequently in contemptuous use: inflated, bombastic; pompous, magniloquent.Also in extended use (of writing, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent

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mandarin1959

1799 T. Gosse Autobiogr. (MS in possession of E. Gosse) In the winter evenings (1792) my brother Harry's wife..would read aloud therein in a manner both emphatic and orotund.

1827 J. Rush Philos. Human Voice (1833) viii. 121 The Qualities of voice employed as the means of expression, are those of the Whispering, the Natural, the Falsette and the Orotund voices.

1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 472/1 The name of orotund..is given to that natural or improved manner of uttering the elements, which exhibits them with a fulness, clearness, strength, smoothness, and a ringing or musical quality rarely heard in ordinary speech.

1872 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) 31 763 He closed his thoughts on the spiritual themes in the orotund and full-mouthed diction of Milton's poetry.

a1891 J. R. Lowell Old Eng. Dramatists (1892) iv. 90 His [sc. George Chapman's] heroes..have an overweening self-confidence, and an orotund way of expressing it.

1891 T. R. Lounsbury Stud. Chaucer III. vii. 196 In place of simple language we had a succession of orotund phrases.

1906 Daily Chron. 14 Mar. 3/3 Such windy eloquence is not poetry: it has nothing of charm, of natural magic..; but it has a certain orotund effectiveness.

1953 Speculum 28 527 People of a certain age among our readers can hardly have forgotten the time when no public speaking contest was without that stirring and orotund declamation... Tastes change [etc.].

1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 159/2 He is an orotund Mr. Bombast.

†B. n.

An orotund voice; the quality of being orotund. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > power or range of voice > loudness of voice > strength and clearness of voice > voice

orotund1827

1827 J. Rush Philos. Human Voice (1833) viii. 121 Few persons have by nature, a pure orotund.

1888 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 12/1 The deep-orotund is a very pleasing and effective acquisition, and may be cultivated with surprising success.

1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 245 Such an exclusive cultivation of the orotund as makes the bulk of his work a mere weariness of the flesh.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	orotund
释义	orotundadj.n. Brit. /ˈɒrətʌnd/, U.S. /ˈɔrəˌtənd/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: Latin ōre rotundō. Etymology: Shortened < classical Latin ōre rotundō ore rotundo adv., perhaps after rotund adj. N.E.D. (1903) states that ‘This some have essayed to alter to ororotund , for ore- or orirotund ’, apparently to reflect more closely its etymology. Evidence for these forms appears to be lacking except in the compounds ororotundity n. and ororotundoism n., the latter suggesting an altered form ororotundo. A. adj. Originally (of a voice, speaker, or utterance): imposing, clear, resonant; such as is suited to public speaking, reading, or recitation. Now frequently in contemptuous use: inflated, bombastic; pompous, magniloquent.Also in extended use (of writing, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > lofty or grandiloquent magnificenta1460 statelya1525 magnifical1533 tragical1533 lofty1565 tragic1566 sublime1586 over-high1587 magnific1589 heroic1590 buskina1593 grandiloquous1593 full-mouthed1594 high-pitched1594 buskined1595 full-mouth1595 high-borne1596 altisonant1612 Roman1619 high-sounding1624 transcendent1631 magniloquent1640 loud1651 altiloquent1656 grandiloquent1656 largiloquent1656 altisonous1661 tall1670 elevate1673 grandisonous1674 sounding1683 exalted1684 grandisonant1684 grandific1727 magniloquous1727 orotund1799 superb1825 spread eagle1839 grandiose1840 magnisonanta1843 togated1868 elevated1875 mandarin1959 1799 T. Gosse Autobiogr. (MS in possession of E. Gosse) In the winter evenings (1792) my brother Harry's wife..would read aloud therein in a manner both emphatic and orotund. 1827 J. Rush Philos. Human Voice (1833) viii. 121 The Qualities of voice employed as the means of expression, are those of the Whispering, the Natural, the Falsette and the Orotund voices. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVI. 472/1 The name of orotund..is given to that natural or improved manner of uttering the elements, which exhibits them with a fulness, clearness, strength, smoothness, and a ringing or musical quality rarely heard in ordinary speech. 1872 New Englander (New Haven, Connecticut) 31 763 He closed his thoughts on the spiritual themes in the orotund and full-mouthed diction of Milton's poetry. a1891 J. R. Lowell Old Eng. Dramatists (1892) iv. 90 His [sc. George Chapman's] heroes..have an overweening self-confidence, and an orotund way of expressing it. 1891 T. R. Lounsbury Stud. Chaucer III. vii. 196 In place of simple language we had a succession of orotund phrases. 1906 Daily Chron. 14 Mar. 3/3 Such windy eloquence is not poetry: it has nothing of charm, of natural magic..; but it has a certain orotund effectiveness. 1953 Speculum 28 527 People of a certain age among our readers can hardly have forgotten the time when no public speaking contest was without that stirring and orotund declamation... Tastes change [etc.]. 1992 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) May 159/2 He is an orotund Mr. Bombast. †B. n. An orotund voice; the quality of being orotund. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > quality of voice > [noun] > power or range of voice > loudness of voice > strength and clearness of voice > voice orotund1827 1827 J. Rush Philos. Human Voice (1833) viii. 121 Few persons have by nature, a pure orotund. 1888 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 12/1 The deep-orotund is a very pleasing and effective acquisition, and may be cultivated with surprising success. 1889 J. M. Robertson Ess. Crit. Method 245 Such an exclusive cultivation of the orotund as makes the bulk of his work a mere weariness of the flesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1799
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