orotundity

English

Etymology

From orotund +‎ -ity.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒɹəˈtʌndɪti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɔɹəˈtʌndɪti/

Noun

orotundity (plural orotundities)

1. The quality of being orotund. [from 20th c.]
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:

     There is no braking midline caesura, nor is there Pope's massy orotundity.

2. An orotund statement or utterance.