orotund

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 10, 2023 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>orotund</strong> &#149; \OR-uh-tund\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><em>Orotund</em> is a formal word used as a synonym of <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sonorous"><em>sonorous</em></a> to describe something—usually a voice—marked by fullness, strength, and clarity of sound. It can also be used disapprovingly to mean "<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pompous">pompous</a>" or "<a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bombastic">bombastic</a>."</p> <p>// As a child, she loved listening to her grandfather’s rich, <em>orotund</em> baritone as he told stories of his childhood growing up overseas. </p> <p>// Every year the mayor gives a version of the same overblown, <em>orotund</em> speech, full of fancy promises they never seem to keep.</p> <p><a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orotund">See the entry ></a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"The interplay of warring voices informs the thesis of Pan’s project. The abstract structure, at least compared to a traditional opera, piercingly emphasizes the beauty of its arrangements. Across the seamless span of 'A Found Lament' and 'A Tender Accent,' swooning sighs and <em>orotund</em> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mezzo-soprano">mezzo-soprano</a> are backed by an almost melodic drone, and high-pitched voices cry out, '害怕! (Fear!),' to protest the <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minatory">minatory</a> wall of mechanical sound encroaching on them." — Zhenzhen Yu, <em>Pitchfork</em>, 22 Jan. 2022</p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>An experiment: first breathe in deeply, then try to sing the strongest, lowest note that you can, at the utmost floor of your <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/d