voluble

UK: /ˈvɒljʊb^əl/ US: /ˈvɑljəbəl/ ,(vol′yə bəl)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

vol•u•ble /ˈvɑlyəbəl/   adj. 

1. fluent; glib;
   talkative:
   a voluble speaker.

vol•u•bil•i•ty /ˌvɑlyəˈbɪlɪti/  n. [uncountable]
vol•u•bly, adv. 

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vol•u•ble  (vol′yə bəl), adj. 

1. characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words;
   fluent;
   glib;
   talkative:
   a voluble spokesman for the cause.

• Latin volūbilis which turns easily, flowing, equivalent. to volū-, base of volvere to turn + -bilis -ble
• 1565–75

vol′u•bil′i•ty, vol′u•ble•ness, n. 
vol′u•bly, adv. 
Synonyms

articulate, garrulous, loquacious. See fluent. 

Antonyms

taciturn.

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voluble / ˈvɒljʊb^əl/ adjective

1. talking easily, readily, and at length; fluent
2. easily turning or rotating, as on an axis
3. (of a plant) twining or twisting

Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin volūbilis turning readily, fluent, from volvere to turn

ˌvoluˈbility, ˈvolubleness noun

ˈvolubly adverb