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.

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.

ANTONYMS FOR voluble

taciturn.

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 volubly

Bobby Browne was going on volubly about the charity ball, Deppingham listening with a fair show of tolerance.
The Man From Brodney's|George Barr McCutcheon
The interlocutors had got a good way on, and were talking loud and volubly.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Mrs. Ahearn, a little woman concealing a slight nervousness under red hair and an extreme Empire gown, greeted her volubly.
Flappers and Philosophers|F. Scott Fitzgerald
So the girls left the two Norwegians desolate and volubly unintelligible.
Carnival|Compton Mackenzie

All this King Mark volubly promised and swore to abide by, though a false heart underlay his fair words.
Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15)|Charles Morris

British Dictionary definitions for volubly

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 Formsvolubility or volubleness, nounvolubly, adverb

Word Origin for voluble

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

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Word Origin and History for volubly

voluble

adj.

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.