Definition of Orotundity

1. n. The orotund mode of intonation.

Definition of Orotundity

1. Noun. The quality of being orotund. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orotundity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orotundity

orotidine
orotidine-5'-phosphate decarboxylase
orotidine 5'-monophosphate
orotidinuria
orotidylate
orotidylic acid
orotidylic acid decarboxylase
orotidylic acid phosphorylase
orotidylic acid pyrophosphorylase
orotracheal
orotracheal intubation
orotracheal tube
orotracheally
orotund
orotundities
orotundity (current term)
orotundly
orped
orpedly
orpeko
orphaline
orphan
orphan asylum
orphan disease
orphan drug
orphan drug act
orphan drug production
orphan drugs
orphan medicine
orphan products

Literary usage of Orotundity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Practical Hints on the Quantitative Pronunciation of Latin: For the Use of by Alexander John Ellis (1874)
"Afterwards another sentence is taken, which must be delivered with great orotundity, as if at a public assembly, to bring out the final ..."

2. The Cambridge History of English Literature by Adolphus William Ward, Alfred Rayney Waller (1913)
"... that it is Goldsmith's earliest original work; and, next, that it is wholly free from that empty orotundity, that " didactic stiffness of wisdom, ..."

3. Putnam's Monthly (1907)
"... the halo of his brilliant war record, and standing out as a presence by the venerable whiteness of his beard and the impressive orotundity of his voice. ..."

4. American Literature in the Colonial and National Periods by Lorenzo Sears (1902)
"Hence much of ceremonious and unnatural orotundity and chapters headed: " Which people void of feeling need not read," meaning, " If you have tears to shed, ..."

5. Putnam's Magazine (1907)
"... the halo of his brilliant war record, and standing out as a presence by the venerable whiteness of his beard and the impressive orotundity of his voice. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Orotundity on Dictionary.com!Search for Orotundity on Thesaurus.com!Search for Orotundity on Google!Search for Orotundity on Wikipedia!

Search