orotund

• Bezeichnet eine Stimme oder Rede, die voll, klangvoll und eindrucksvoll ist; auch für eine Schreibweise oder einen Stil verwendet, die bzw. der schwülstig oder hochtrabend ist.

Describes a voice or speech that is full, resonant, and imposing; also used to describe writing or style that is pompous or bombastic.

1. Pompous or bombastic in styleC2formal

   Describes speech or writing that is overly grand, elaborate, and self-important.

   Schwülstig

   • The politician's orotund speech failed to impress the audience.
   • His orotund prose was full of unnecessary flourishes.
   • The critic dismissed the novel as orotund and pretentious.

   Synonymebombasticdeclamatoryflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedmagniloquentoverblownpompouspretentiousrhetoricalturgid

   Antonymehumblemodestplainquietrestrainedsimplesubduedunassumingunderstatedunpretentious

2. Full and resonant in soundC2formal

   Describes a voice or sound that is deep, rich, and resonant.

   Voll und klangvoll

   • The actor's orotund voice filled the theater.
   • He spoke in an orotund tone that commanded attention.
   • The orotund notes of the cello echoed through the hall.

   Synonymeboomingdeepfullresonantresoundingrichringingsonorous

   Antonymefaintreedythinweak