voluble

(vŏl'yə-bəl)
adj.

1. Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent.
2. 1. Turning easily on an axis; rotating.
   2. Botany. Twining or twisting: a voluble vine.

[Middle English, moving easily, from Old French, from Latin volūbilis, revolving, fluent, from volvere, to roll.]

volubility vol'u·bil'i·ty or vol'u·ble·ness n.
volubly vol'u·bly adv.

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adjective

Given to conversation: chatty, conversational, garrulous, loquacious, talkative, talky. Slang gabby. See words.

adj

Definition: talkative
Antonyms: mute, taciturn, uncommunicative

IN BRIEF: n. - The quality of being facile in speech and writing.

The literature teacher admired her volubility and encouraged her to develop her writing skill.

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For a list of words related to voluble, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - veltalende, meget talende, med stor tungefærdighed

Nederlands (Dutch)
glad sprekend, makkelijk sprekend, ronddraaiend, kronkelend (botanie)

Français (French)
adj. - volubile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wortreich, redselig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ευφραδής, εύστροφος, ρέων, ομιλητικός

Italiano (Italian)
eloquente, prolisso, volubile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - verboso, fluente, loquaz

Русский (Russian)
разговорчивый, непринужденный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - locuaz, suelto, voluble

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - talför, rapp

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
爱说话的, 流利的, 有口才的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愛說話的, 流利的, 有口才的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 입심 좋은, 달변의, 휘감기는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 舌のよくまわる, 流暢な, 回旋する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بليغ, طلق اللسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רהוט דיבור, מובע בלשון שוטפת, מסתלסל סביב מקל-תמיכה (צמח)‬

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