n. 1. The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball, of a bowl, a column, etc. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the roundness of an assertion. [ 1913 Webster ] Syn. -- Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity; globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness; plumpness; rotundity. [ 1913 Webster ] | 