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voluble
vol·u·ble V0143800 (vŏl′yə-bəl)adj.1. Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.2. a. Turning easily on an axis; rotating.b. Botany Twining or twisting: a voluble vine.
[Middle English, moving easily, from Old French, from Latin volūbilis, revolving, fluent, from volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
vol′u·bil′i·ty, vol′u·ble·ness n.vol′u·bly adv.voluble (ˈvɒljʊbəl) adj1. talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent2. archaic easily turning or rotating, as on an axis3. (Botany) rare (of a plant) twining or twisting[C16: from Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn] ˌvoluˈbility, ˈvolubleness n ˈvolubly advvol•u•ble (ˈvɒl yə bəl)
adj. characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent; glib; talkative. [1565–75; < Latin volūbilis, derivative of volvere to turn] vol`u•bil′i•ty, vol′u•ble•ness, n. vol′u•bly, adv. syn: See fluent. voluble - "Flowing with speech, talkative"; such a person has words "rolling" off his or her tongue.See also related terms for rolling.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"communicatory, communicative - able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackerayprolix - tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"taciturn - habitually reserved and uncommunicative |
volubleadjective talkative, garrulous, loquacious, forthcoming, articulate, fluent, glib, blessed with the gift of the gab Bert is a voluble, gregarious man.
reticent, taciturn, unforthcoming, hesitant, terse, succinct, inarticulate, tongue-tiedvolubleadjectiveGiven to conversation:chatty, conversational, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky.Slang: gabby.Translationsloquacementeloquacit...persona loquaceMedicalSeevolubilityvoluble
Synonyms for volubleadj talkativeSynonyms- talkative
- garrulous
- loquacious
- forthcoming
- articulate
- fluent
- glib
- blessed with the gift of the gab
Antonyms- reticent
- taciturn
- unforthcoming
- hesitant
- terse
- succinct
- inarticulate
- tongue-tied
Synonyms for volubleadj given to conversationSynonyms- chatty
- conversational
- garrulous
- loquacious
- talkative
- talky
- gabby
Antonyms for volubleadj marked by a ready flow of speechRelated Words- communicatory
- communicative
- prolix
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