Saturday, January 16, 2010

Orotund

Orotund describes a particular way of speaking which could be described by some as pompous and pretentious. Others may simply say the speaker was particularly dignified in their oratory. Thanks a million for your fabulous invented meanings for orotund. Today's fabulous winner was Bonnie. Great work Bonnie. Hope to see you here again soon.

18 comments:

LivelyClamor said...

Orotund: a condition of having eaten too many Oreo cookies and rolling out the door ...

Brian o vretanos said...

According to some religions the afterlife will (they hope) consist of such luxuries as green fields, good wine and, er, willing young ladies.

On the other hand, the Kenet tribe who lived (or tried to live) in Northwest Siberia in around 200-300BC, looked forward to a land where the snow was made of gold, where all the huts were kept warm by an amazing system involving piped hot water, and where there were so many sheep that everyone wore jumpers. This was Orotund, the Golden Tundra, Kenet Heaven...

Hey Jude said...

An orotund is a small version of a rotunda. Orotunds are found in the gardens of English manor houses. There is a beautiful example of an orotund in the 2007 film Atonement, which was filmed at a Victorian mansion called Stokesay Court, in Onibury, Shropshire.

Elisha said...
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Elisha said...

Orotund: oratory that goes around in circles. Very common among politicians, particularly during elections.

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Mummy Addled said...

An Orotund is a warm breath of wind from the beach, bringing salty smells and memories while you sit in a taverna and watch the waves.

Anonymous said...

An orotund is a formerly overweight person. These people tend to become obsessed with calorie counting and exercise and expect others around them to do the same.

Sandra Dodd said...

"Orotund" means having the appearance of gold. Iron pyrite is the most orotund thing around, but anything glittery or gold-colored that looks more valuable than it is would be orotund.

auntibeck said...

"Orotund" is the overweight condition caused by a hoarding and overeating obsession with Orowheat rolls, breads, cookies, cakes and baked items.

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silver_flight said...

I think this is the period in a boy's life when his voice has not quite decided which pitch it should be.

sandy shoes said...

An orotund is a gold mine in high latitudes.

mandy said...

During the 1960's enormous elaborate hairdos reigned. The most popular was the beehive, but there were other lofty coifs that made their way from the salon to Manhattan and Main Street. Sadly, the Orotund had very few enthusiasts. The construction was basically a split beehive with twin hair humps leaning up and out on each side. The style was considered too avant garde by most, impossible to sleep on and the name itself had a tendency to discourage ladies when suggested by an adventurous stylist. After all, would Kim Novak or Gidget have asked for an Orotund? Interestingly, in the 1993 version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, Gary Oldman's character sported a lovely white Orotund in his scenes as a decrepit old vampire.

kaylah said...

a orotund is a specific type of arrow that, when shot, tracks the victom and if hit leaves the unlucky victom lieing on the floor gasping for breath shaking uncontrolable poisoned with a rare poison you can only get if you have the orotund thankfully this poison does not kill unless you allergic to carrots. but when your better you have uncontrolable diaria and the severe constipation for about a month or so then it's like nothing ever happened.

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Lydia said...

Orotund was supposedly the biggest mountain from prehistoric times. It was supposedly even higher than Mount. Everest. Apparently it was found by a scientist named Sir Edward J. Tundy who lived in London, England in 1734. This mountain isn't very popular or even known throughout the world because, of course, it is not there anymore. At least not all of it. It's only about 2,000 feet tall now but Sir Edward thinks he found evidence that it once raised higher than 30,000 feet tall! Some scientist who actually believed him think a natural disaster such as a hurricane or tornado might have contributed to that. But nobody knows. Most people just think was a lunatic!

Anonymous said...

how long does it for you to change the word usually?