orotundityn.

Brit.

/ˌɒrəˈtʌndᵻti/, U.S.

/ˌɔrəˈtəndədi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orotund adj., -ity suffix.

Etymology: < orotund adj. + -ity suffix, after rotundity n. Compare earlier ororotundity n.

The quality of being orotund; an orotund utterance.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > loftiness or grandiloquence

magnificence1481

stateliness1550

sublimity1581

grandiloquence1589

sublimenessa1599

magniloquency1615

magniloquence1623

elevationa1639

rotundity1655

grandiloquy1656

magniloquy1656

grandeur1657

loftiness1663

magnificentness1727

altiloquence1775

grandiosity1801

grandioso1816

grandiloquent1829

ororotundity1831

ororotundoism1840

orotundity1909

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

orotundity1909

1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Orotundity, the character of being orotund.

1922 J. M. Murry Probl. Style 20 Wordsworthians were there to discover the hallmark of genius on his most insignificant orotundities.

1960 Spectator 2 Sept. 347 Those thudding clichés, those meaningless orotundities.

1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Feb. 3/4 Within five days, he was importing the notion of ‘implementation’, a word whose orotundity was perfectly suited to Maxwell's plummy voice.

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

单词	orotundity
释义	orotundityn. Brit. /ˌɒrəˈtʌndᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɔrəˈtəndədi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: orotund adj., -ity suffix. Etymology: < orotund adj. + -ity suffix, after rotundity n. Compare earlier ororotundity n. The quality of being orotund; an orotund utterance. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > loftiness or grandiloquence magnificence1481 stateliness1550 sublimity1581 grandiloquence1589 sublimenessa1599 magniloquency1615 magniloquence1623 elevationa1639 rotundity1655 grandiloquy1656 magniloquy1656 grandeur1657 loftiness1663 magnificentness1727 altiloquence1775 grandiosity1801 grandioso1816 grandiloquent1829 ororotundity1831 ororotundoism1840 orotundity1909 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 orotundity1909 1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Orotundity, the character of being orotund. 1922 J. M. Murry Probl. Style 20 Wordsworthians were there to discover the hallmark of genius on his most insignificant orotundities. 1960 Spectator 2 Sept. 347 Those thudding clichés, those meaningless orotundities. 1992 Times Lit. Suppl. 28 Feb. 3/4 Within five days, he was importing the notion of ‘implementation’, a word whose orotundity was perfectly suited to Maxwell's plummy voice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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