round

Definition

Of shape:

Etymology

From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.

Example Sentences

• "We sat at a round table to make conversation easier."
• "The flowers glowed red and golden: snapdragons and sunflowers, and nasturtians^([sic]) trailing all over the turf walls and peeping in at the round windows."
• "The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat."