totus teres atque rotundus

Latin

Etymology

Originally from the Satires of Horace as In se ipso totus teres atque rotundus ("In himself entirely smooth and round").

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtoː.tus ˈte.res ˈat.kʷe roˈtun.dus/, [ˈt̪oːt̪ʊs̠ ˈt̪ɛrɛs̠ ˈät̪kʷɛ rɔˈt̪ʊn̪d̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.tus ˈte.res ˈat.kwe roˈtun.dus/, [ˈt̪ɔːt̪us ˈt̪ɛːres ˈät̪kwe roˈt̪un̪d̪us]

Phrase

tōtus teres atque rotundus

1. self-confident and self-sufficient; well-rounded; all in all