Definition of Voluble

1. Adjective. Marked by a ready flow of speech. "She is an extremely voluble young woman who engages in soliloquies not conversations"


Definition of Voluble

1. a. Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.

2. a. Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.

Definition of Voluble

1. Adjective. (context: of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious; tonguey. ¹

2. Adjective. (context: of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed) Expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner. ¹

3. Adjective. Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion. ¹

4. Adjective. (botany) Twisting and turning like a vine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Voluble

1. talkative [adj] : VOLUBLY [adv] - See also: talkative

Medical Definition of Voluble

1. 1. Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter. 2. Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue. "[Cassio] a knave very voluble." (Shak) Voluble was used formerly to indicate readiness of speech merely, without any derogatory suggestion. "A grave and voluble eloquence." 3. Changeable; unstable; fickle. 4. Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants. Voluble stem, a stem that climbs by winding, or twining, round another body. Vol"ubleness, Vol"ubly. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Voluble

voltes
volti
voltigeur
voltigeurs
voltinism
voltinisms
voltmeter
voltmeters
voltmetre
voltmetres
volts
voltzite
volubil
volubilities
volubility
voluble (current term)
volubleness
volublenesses
volubly
volucrine
volume
volume-controlled respirator
volume-detonation bomb
volume CT
volume averaging
volume element
volume index
volume loading rate
volume substitute
volume unit

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