orotund

• Descreve uma voz ou fala cheia, sonora e imponente; também se usa para um estilo ou escrita pomposa e grandiloquente.

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.

   Empolado

   • 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.

   Sinônimosbombasticdeclamatoryflowerygrandiloquenthigh-flowninflatedmagniloquentoverblownpompouspretentiousrhetoricalturgid

   Antônimoshumblemodestplainquietrestrainedsimplesubduedunassumingunderstatedunpretentious

2. Full and resonant in soundC2formal

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

   Sonoro e ressonante

   • 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.

   Sinônimosboomingdeepfullresonantresoundingrichringingsonorous

   Antônimosfaintreedythinweak