Definition of voluble Voluble

/vɑˈljʌbʌl/ - [valyubul] - vol•u•ble

We found 10 definitions of voluble from 4 different sources.

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What does voluble mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

voluble - marked by a ready flow of speech; "she is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"
  taciturn habitually reserved and uncommunicative
  communicatory, communicative able or tending to communicate; "was a communicative person and quickly told all she knew"- W.M.Thackeray
  prolix 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"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • voluble (a.)
    Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.
  • voluble (a.)
    Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue.
  • voluble (a.)
    Changeable; unstable; fickle.
  • voluble (a.)
    Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants.

Part of speech

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  • voluble, adjective.

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