What Does Roundedness Mean?

In phonetics, vowel roundedness refers to the amount of rounding in the lips during the articulation of a vowel. It is labialization of a vowel. When a rounded vowel is pronounced, the lips form a circular opening, and unrounded vowels are pronounced with the lips relaxed.

Is roundedness a word?

Roundedness is a noun. A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality.

What does it mean when someone is rounded?

You describe something or someone as rounded when you are expressing approval of them because they have a personality which is fully developed in all aspects.