roundedness

Roundedness refers to whether the lips are rounded or not.

In some ways the roundedness and curves are erotic, but does anyone buy these sculptures?

His sword jabbed into the sweet roundedness of her belly.

The sound of strings, especially, has a pleasing full-bodied roundedness, even at low volume.

Strangely he found himself staring at her shoulders, fascinated by their strength, their roundedness.

See Roundedness for the lip rounding of vowels.

From behind she seemed to be almost without hips, with just a slight roundedness below the narrow waist betraying her femininity.

They find they lack the confidence and roundedness that is an integral part of the lives of the independent school student.

Nyangmurta does not contrast roundedness or length in vowels.

In most languages, roundedness is a reinforcing feature of mid to high back vowels, and is not distinctive.

Its roundedness is compressed, which means that the margins of the lips approach one another, so that the inner surfaces are not exposed.

These characters may be used in the International Phonetic Alphabet, denoting roundedness.

In most languages this rounded vowel is pronounced with roundedness lips ('exolabial').

(Protrusion) roundedness is the vocalic equivalent of consonantal labialization.

The textured plastic back and roundedness of the edges make it comfortable to hold, even though the top half can start to slide open a little too readily.

Words like complexity appear often in Mr. Ellison's nonfiction essays, along with conscience and consciousness, as well as a quality he called roundedness.

Mr. Sams and his cast members respect the characters' human roundedness and, whatever their failings, their genuine love for the theater.

Both endeavors stem from Professor Clemen's belief that business students "need the roundedness" that comes from exposure to culture.

What makes a Shakespearean character is his roundedness, his moral complexity, his good sides and his evil sides, all mixed in.

The only known vowels that cannot be represented in this scheme are vowels with unexpected roundedness, which would require a dedicated diacritic, such as or .

Vowel roundedness (i.e. rounded or unrounded)

In phonetics, vowel roundedness refers to the amount of rounding in the lips during the articulation of a vowel.

He watched her, fascinated by the shape of her-the youthful roundedness of her-beneath her clothes, and wondered if he would go to her that night.

They also exhibit a complex pattern of vowel harmony, based on the parameters of vowel roundedness and vowel tenseness.