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voluble
[ vol-yuh-buhl ]
/ ËvÉl yÉ bÉl /
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Origin of voluble
First recorded in 1565â75; from Latin volĆ«bilis âthat turns easily, flowing,â equivalent to volĆ«-, base of volvere âto turnâ + -bilis -ble
synonym study for voluble
See fluent.
OTHER WORDS FROM voluble
Words nearby voluble
volte-face, volti, voltmeter, Volturno, Volturnus, voluble, volume, volumed, volumeter, volumetric, volumetric analysis
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How to use voluble in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for voluble
voluble
/ (ËvÉljÊbÉl) /
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 volƫbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn
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