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well-rounded

adj · 4 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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  • /ˌwɛlˈɹaʊndɪd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a person's development or education, having a balanced variety of attributes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • A well-rounded life is a good life, and while its hard to live as well-rounded as we should sometimes, it's still good to try.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of a person's body shape, being plump, shapely or curvaceous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of language, using words which have been carefully chosen.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

many-sided

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an all-around athlete
  • a well-rounded curriculum

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all-around(a), all-round(a)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 全面 (quánmiàn) — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Finnish: monipuolinen — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • German: ausgewogen — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • German: vielseitig — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Persian: همهفنحریف (hame-fan-harif) — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Polish: wszechstronny — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Serbo-Croatian: zaobljen — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Spanish: completo — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Spanish: equilibrado — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Spanish: integral — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Spanish: holístico — having a balanced variety of attributes
  • Chinese Mandarin: 豐滿 /丰满 (fēngmǎn) — plumb, shapely or curvaceous
  • Finnish: muodokas — plumb, shapely or curvaceous
  • German: mollig — plumb, shapely or curvaceous
  • Chinese Mandarin: 講究 /讲究 (jiǎngjiu) — using words which have been carefully chosen
  • Finnish: selkeäsanainen — using words which have been carefully chosen
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