adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɒɹə(ʊ)tʌnd/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɔː-/
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General-American:/ˈɔɹə(ʊ)ˌtʌnd/
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adj
Meaning 1
Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
PIE word *h1óh3s The adjective is a learned borrowing from Latin ōre rotundō (“with a round mouth; hence, clear; loud”) (whence English ore rotundo), possibly influenced by rotund (“having a curved, round, or spherical shape; (figurative) of sound: full and rich”). Ōre rotundō is composed of ōre (the ablative singular of ōs (“mouth”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h1óh3s (“mouth”)) + rotundō (the ablative singular of rotundus (“circular, round”) (possibly from rota (“wheel”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hreth2- (“to run”)) + -undus (suffix forming adjectives)). The noun is derived from the adjective.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
плъ́тен
(plǎ́ten)
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Bulgarian:
звучен
(zvučen)
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Finnish:
sointuva
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Georgian:
ჟღერადი
(žɣeradi)
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
German:
sonor
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
German:
volltönig
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Macedonian:
чист
(čist)
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Macedonian:
мило́звучен
(milózvučen)
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Macedonian:
зву́чен
(zvúčen)
— of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound
Finnish:
sointuvaääninen
— of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice
Macedonian:
чист
(čist)
— of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice
