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.
Words nearby voluble
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
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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
Derived forms of voluble
volubility or volubleness, nounvolubly, adverbWord Origin for voluble
C16: from Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn
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