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rotondità

roundness

noun roh-ton-dee-TAH Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Sizes & Shapes

Origin: Latin rotunditas, from rotundus ('round').

Usage Note

Rotondità is both the abstract quality of being round and a concrete rounded feature — often used in a body-shape context: le rotondità femminili ('feminine curves'). Like all -tà nouns it is invariable in the plural: le rotondità. The adjective is rotondo ('round'). Compare sfericità (strictly three-dimensional spherical form) versus rotondità (more general roundness or curves).

Examples

"La rotondità delle colline crea un paesaggio dolce."

Natural Translation

The roundness of the hills creates a gentle landscape.

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