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Definitions for voluble
ˈvɒl yə bəlvol·u·ble
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Princeton's WordNet
volubleadjective
marked by a ready flow of speech
"she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
Wiktionary
volubleadjective
Fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious; tonguey.
volubleadjective
Expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner.
volubleadjective
Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.
volubleadjective
Twisting and turning like a vine.
Etymology: From volubilis, from volvo.
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voluble
Voluble refers to someone who is talkative, and often speaking fluently, quickly, or incessantly; characterized by rapid and fluent speech. It can also refer to something changeable or flexible.
Webster Dictionary
Volubleadjective
easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter
Volubleadjective
moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue
Volubleadjective
changeable; unstable; fickle
Volubleadjective
having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants
Etymology: [L. volubilis, fr. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn round; akin to Gr. to infold, to inwrap, to roll, G. welle a wave: cf. F. voluble. Cf. F. Well of water, Convolvulus, Devolve, Involve, Revolt, Vault an arch, Volume, Volute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Voluble
vol′ū-bl, adj. easy to roll or move: flowing smoothly: fluent in speech.—adj. Vol′ubile (Milt.), rolling: revolving.—ns. Volubil′ity, Vol′ubleness, state or quality of being voluble: fluency of speech.—adv. Vol′ubly. [L. volubilis—volvĕre, volutum, to roll.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of voluble in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of voluble in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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