voluble
[ vol-yuh-buhl ]
/ ˈvɒl yə bəl /
adjective
characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative: a voluble spokesman for the cause.
RELATED WORDS
chatty, loquacious, articulate, fluent, gabby, garrulous, long-winded, mouthy, prolix, rambling, slick, smooth, verbal, windy, wordy, talky, bigmouthed, chattering
Nearby words
- volte-face,
- volti,
- voltmeter,
- volturno,
- volturnus,
- 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
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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
Word Origin for voluble
C16: from Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn
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voluble
1570s, "liable to constant change," from French voluble, from Latin volubilis "that turns around, rolling, flowing, fluent" (of speech), from volvere "to turn around, roll" (see volvox). Meaning "fluent, talkative" first recorded 1580s. Related: Volubly.
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