volubile

== English == === Alternative forms === volubilate === Etymology === From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“to roll”). Doublet of voluble. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɒljʊbaɪl/ === Adjective === volubile (comparative more volubile, superlative most volubile) (archaic, chiefly botany) Turning or whirling; winding. === References === “volubile”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin volūbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɔ.ly.bil/ === Adjective === volubile (plural volubiles) talkative (talking a great deal with ease, and quickly changing subjects) Near-synonyms: disert, loquace, bavard, prolixe inconstant, changeable, variable ==== Derived terms ==== volubilement volubilité === Further reading === “volubile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Adjective === volubile (comparative plus volubile, superlative le plus volubile) voluble == Italian == === Etymology === Probably borrowed from Latin volūbilis (“turning”). === Adjective === volubile m or f by sense (plural volubili) inconstant, changeable, variable shifty fickle, moody ==== Related terms ==== volubilità volubilmente == Latin == === Adjective === volūbile nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of volūbilis == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin volūbilis. === Adjective === volubile m or f (plural volubiles) inconstant, variable; changeable movable; moving ==== Descendants ==== French: volubile === References === volubile on Dictionnaire du Moyen Français (1330–1500) (in French)