Orotund and Plain

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Orotund adjective - Marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases.

Usage example: a master of the orotund prose that is favored by academic journals of literary criticism

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Plain is an antonym for orotund.

Plain adjective - Free from all additions or embellishment.

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Orotund is an antonym for plain.

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

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Plain and Orotund. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/orotund/plain

Orotund & Plain. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/orotund/plain>.

Plain or Orotund. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/orotund/plain.

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