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Meaning of "voluble" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VOLUBLE

From Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VOLUBLE

voluble  [ˈvɒljʊbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VOLUBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Voluble is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES VOLUBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fluency

Fluency is the property of a person or of a system that delivers information quickly and with expertise.

Definition of voluble in the English dictionary

The first definition of voluble in the dictionary is talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent. Other definition of voluble is easily turning or rotating, as on an axis. Voluble is also twining or twisting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VOLUBLE


chasuble
ˈtʃæzjʊbəl
Chernobyl
tʃɜːˈnəʊbəl
coble
ˈkəʊbəl
dissoluble
dɪˈsɒljʊbəl
ennoble
ɪˈnəʊbəl
global
ˈɡləʊbəl
globally
ˈɡləʊbəl
Grenoble
ɡrəˈnəʊbəl
Hasdrubal
ˈhæzdrʊbəl
ignoble
ɪɡˈnəʊbəl
indissoluble
ˌɪndɪˈsɒljʊbəl
insoluble
ɪnˈsɒljʊbəl
irresoluble
ɪˈrɛzəljʊbəl
noble
ˈnəʊbəl
nonnoble
ˌnɒnˈnəʊbəl
proball
ˈprəʊbəl
re-soluble
riːˈsɒljʊbəl
resoluble
rɪˈzɒljʊbəl
soluble
ˈsɒljʊbəl
water-soluble
ˌwɔːtəˈsɒljʊbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VOLUBLE

volubility
volubleness
volubly
volucrine
volume
volume control
volume discount
volumed
volumenometer
volumeter
volumetric
volumetric analysis
volumetric displacement
volumetric efficiency
volumetrical
volumetrically
volumetry
voluminal
voluminosity
voluminous

WORDS THAT END LIKE VOLUBLE

at the double
bauble
body double
crowd trouble
daily double
distrouble
double
double-double
engine trouble
fat-soluble
finger trouble
heart trouble
redouble
rouble
ruble
stunt double
trouble
undouble

Synonyms and antonyms of voluble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VOLUBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «voluble» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of voluble

Translation of «voluble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VOLUBLE

Find out the translation of voluble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of voluble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «voluble» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

健谈
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

voluble
570 millions of speakers

English

voluble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बातूनी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فصيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

говорливый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

volúvel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাক্পটু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

volubile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Voluble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

redselig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

おしゃべりな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora gampang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ăn nói mau lẹ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாசாலகமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ज्वालामुखीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konuşkan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

loquace
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gadatliwy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

говіркий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

volubil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ευφραδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woordryke
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

voluble
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

voluble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of voluble

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLUBLE»

The term «voluble» is normally little used and occupies the 119.158 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VOLUBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «voluble» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «voluble» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about voluble

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VOLUBLE»

Discover the use of voluble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to voluble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Lady's Magazine Or Entertaining Companion for the Fair ...
Louisa. My future father-in-law ? Voluble. Yes, miss, the very same. /<o«w«.|And where is lie now ? Voluble. He turned a little out of the road to visit an old acquaintance, but he will not make a long stay. Louisa. Very well; his apartment is quite, ...
‎1801
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Book News) Voluble and volubility suggest a free, flowing, and seemingly unending loquacity < perhaps it was an overwhelming shock for the voluble French to discover that foreigners could enjoy conversation, too—MacInnes) < realizing that ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and ...
VOLUBLE. Incommode me? Dear ma'am, no, not the least in the world; I was doing nothing but just sitting here talking with Miss Jenny, about one thing or another. MRS. SAPIENT. I have a question to ask you, Mrs. Voluble, which— MRS.
Brian Corman, 2013
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Complete Plays of Frances Burney: Volume 1: Comedies. Volume ...
VOLUBLE. Leave my House? Lord, Sir, you quite frighten me! DABLER. You have used me very ill, Mrs. Voluble, and curse me if I shall put up with it! MRs. VOLUBLE. Me, Sir? I'm sure, Sir, I don't so much as know what you mean. DABLER.
Frances Burney, 1995
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The Witlings and The Woman-Hater
Mrs. Voluble, you'll please to make out my account, for I shall leave your House directly. Mrs. Voluble. Leave my House? Lord, Sir, you quite frighten me! 480 Dabler. You have used me very ill, Mrs. Voluble, and curse me if I shall put up with it!
Frances Burney, Peter Sabor, Geoffrey Sill, 2002
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Frances Burney: The Life in the Works
In Act HI we see Dabler alone and at work in his chamber at Mrs. Voluble's house . He is surrounded by what his landlady calls his “Miniscrips,” and endeavors to work himself “into the true Spirit of Poetry” with the assistance of Bysshe's Art of ...
Margaret Anne Doody, 1989
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The Comic Theatre: Being a Free Translation of All the Best ...
Heark'e, master Voluble, my patience is almost exhausted : so come to the point ; what business brings you .here ? VOLUBLE. I have here articles of marriage between the chevalier Brilliant, and miss Angelica Sprightly, [To Heartly.] Did not  ...
Néricault Destouches, Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux, Molière, 1762
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Flora Capensis: Being a Systematic Description of the Plants ...
... these plants. 1. С Fareira (linn. Sp. 1473 ;) voluble, pubescent or densely tomen- tose ; leaves reniform or cordate, mucronulate, pubescent ; male cymes pedunculate, much branched ; racemes of female flowers elongated, with large, leafy, ...
William Henry Harvey, O. W. Sonder, 1860
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Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning
VOLUBLE "The world's greatest mime. Marcel Marceau. . . . though silent onstage . is a lively and voluble conversationalist off-stage.“ wrote Donna Shot in 2007 in her society column in Washirrgton Life magazine. Voluble. meaning "fluent in ...
Sol Steinmetz, 2009
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
Frederick, N° ii.) On his arrival at Berlin, he tability ; liableneis to revolution. — This -volubility was immediately presented with the Order o/Merit, of human affairs. L'SJrange. the key of chamberlain, and a pension of ao,ooo * VOLUBLE, adj.
‎1816

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VOLUBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term voluble is used in the context of the following news items.
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From cabaret to big top, more 'El Grande' laughs
Meet voluble Pepe, patriarch of the world's most dubious clan of Mexican entertainers, who has retained his unwarranted confidence over the decades since his ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
2
Most voluble player? Jordan Hill reflects on chatty Kobe
Jordan Hill joined the Los Angeles Lakers in March 2012, and in the three seasons that followed, the forward learned what it was like playing with star Lakers ... «ESPN, Jul 15»
3
Merkel, Hollande, Rajoy y Cia imponen al inexperto y voluble
Como le paso en su día a Zapatero, el griego Tsipras se ha dado de morros con la realidad. Tras seis meses de posturero y desafíos, lastrado por las ... «Periodista Digital, Jul 15»
4
La máscara voluble
Nunca se acaba de contar una vida. En los últimos años Paul Preston lleva publicadas tres ediciones de su biografía de Santiago Carrillo, y en cada una de ... «EL PAÍS, Jul 15»
5
That Sugar Film review
Voluble Australian filmmaker Damon Gameau gives our favourite additive the Super Size Me treatment, following himself with a camera as he switches from his ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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EN VIDEO: La opinión pública es voluble en las encuestas: Jorge …
La opinión pública es voluble. El ser humano puede cambiar de opiniones y, en ese sentido, pues cada que se toma una foto, uno va a encontrar a la sociedad ... «Minuto30.com, Jun 15»
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Martino admite a una Argentina voluble contra Paraguay
Aunque la falta de eficacia fue determinante, el técnico de la selección de Argentina, Gerardo Martino, admitió que su escuadra fue voluble este día contra ... «20minutos.com.mx, Jun 15»
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Fr. Jeff Putthoff moving on from Hopeworks 'N Camden
Jesuit Fr. Jeff Putthoff, the voluble and passionate advocate for disadvantaged youth in Camden, N.J., one of the nation's most violent cities, is moving on from ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
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Baltimore Sun Media Critic Defends Coverage: 'We Don't Just …
Baltimore Sun's voluble media critic David Zurawik defended his paper and CNN on Fox's MediaBuzz Sunday morning, arguing that some elements of the ... «Mediaite, May 15»
10
Yaco Eskenazi sentó cabeza
No me molesta (decirlo) porque era joven y era voluble, quería probar”, dijo. Pero una vez que conoció a Natalie, su manera de ver la vida cambió. “Siempre me ... «Diario Trome, Mar 15»

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