voluble

[ vol-yuh-buhl ]

/ ˈvɒl yə bəl /

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adjective

characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.

Nearby words

volte-face, volti, voltmeter, volturno, volturnus, voluble, volume, volume index, volume unit, volume velocity, volumed

Origin of voluble

1565–75; < Latin volūbilis which turns easily, flowing, equivalent to volū-, base of volvere to turn + -bilis -ble

SYNONYMS FOR voluble

articulate, garrulous, loquacious. See fluent.

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ANTONYMS FOR voluble

taciturn.

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Related forms

vol·u·bil·i·ty, vol·u·ble·ness, nounvol·u·bly, adverbnon·vol·u·bil·i·ty, nounnon·vol·u·ble, adjective

non·vol·u·ble·ness, nounnon·vol·u·bly, adverbun·vol·u·ble, adjectiveun·vol·u·ble·ness, nounun·vol·u·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for voluble

In late 2007, the voluble Texas hedge-funder threw down $110 million against the subprime-mortgage market and made a killing.
Wall Street’s Biggest Players Avoiding Bets on Eurozone Financial Crisis|Alex Klein|July 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Joe Scarborough Another wild card would be Joe Scarborough, the voluble morning-talk-show host on MSNBC.
Six Dark Horses Romney Could Pick for His Running Mate|Ben Jacobs|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In his voluble, guns-blazing manner, Adrover made the hollowness of New York Fashion Week, which ends Thursday, apparent.
Designing for the One Percent at New York Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The likeliest person to defeat the voluble Georgian is Gingrich himself.
A Gingrich Surge Forces Obama’s Team to Rethink Strategy|Eleanor Clift|December 8, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Some sat silently, but the majority were conversing in the most excited and voluble manner.
In the grip of the Mullah|F. S. Brereton
Going down, our voluble friend talked very freely about his affairs.
Historic Waterways--Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers|Reuben Gold Thwaites
Eliza was the inn's stout and voluble cook-housekeeper, and her attic lay directly above Trenholme's room.
The Strange Case of Mortimer Fenley|Louis Tracy
Bob Blake, just then, was lying beneath my car, near which I hovered listening to his voluble but stereotyped profanity.
The Book of Susan|Lee Wilson Dodd
Returning to her voluble talk, Gertrude steered Miriam towards them.
Pointed Roofs|Dorothy Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for voluble

voluble

/ (ˈvɒljʊbəl) /

adjective

talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent

archaic easily turning or rotating, as on an axis

rare (of a plant) twining or twisting

Derived Forms

volubility or volubleness, nounvolubly, adverb

Word Origin for voluble

C16: from Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn

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