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roundness

[ UK /ɹˈa‍ʊndnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular
  2. the quality of being round numbers
    he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making
  3. the bodily property of being well rounded
  4. the fullness of a tone of voice
    there is a musky roundness to his wordiness

How To Use roundness In A Sentence

  • Theres something wrong about the angularness of the front and the roundness of the back, as if the dress has an identity crisis. This Week's Pattern Story - A Dress A Day
  • It would be the easiest folly in the world to fall in love with her: there is such a sweet babylike roundness about her face and figure; the delicate dark rings of hair lie so charmingly about her ears and neck; her great dark eyes with their long eye-lashes touch one so strangely, as if an imprisoned frisky sprite looked out of them. Adam Bede
  • Evolution is as firmly established a scientific fact as the roundness of the Earth.
  • In the pictures, she could just see the swell of her mother's growing stomach, the roundness of a pregnancy that would later be her, Katy.
  • His gait was feeble, his form attenuated, his countenance had lost its ruddy glow, -- the lines had sharpened until their youthful, healthful roundness was wholly obliterated; but the nervous, untranquil expression had passed away from his face, and the restless glancing from side to side had left his eyes. Fairy Fingers A Novel
  • Roundness is increased by abrasion and chemical weathering processes, which blunt particle edges, and decreased by fracturing, which creates new, unworn edges.
  • The roundness is more pleasant to the eye than angles of sqaures. 2012 Olympic Logo: Fiasco or Success?
  • For others it's the ligatures, or the roundness, or the old-style numerals.
  • The only exception to the roundness was a slight hollow on the top of each head, making it saucer-shaped instead of dome-shaped. The Tin Woodman of Oz
  • Straightness, roundness and fine finish of stem and packing chamber wall are essential.
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