voluble

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/ Hyphenation: vol‧u‧ble === Adjective === voluble (comparative more voluble, superlative most voluble) (of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech. Synonyms: garrulous, loquacious, tonguey; see also Thesaurus:talkative Antonym: halting Of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed: expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner. Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion. Synonym: steady (botany) Twisting and turning like a vine. ==== Related terms ==== volubility volubleness ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “voluble”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Catalan == === Etymology === From Latin volūbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [buˈlub.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [vuˈlub.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [voˈlu.ble] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [boˈlub.ble] Rhymes: (Central, Balearic) -ubblə, (Valencia) -uble Hyphenation: vo‧lu‧ble === Adjective === voluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural volubles) voluble === Further reading === “voluble”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “voluble”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “voluble” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “voluble”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Alternative forms === volúvel (reintegrationist) === Etymology === From Latin volūbilis. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === voluble m or f (plural volubles) voluble === Further reading === “voluble”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin volūbilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /boˈluble/ [boˈlu.β̞le] Rhymes: -uble Syllabification: vo‧lu‧ble === Adjective === voluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural volubles) voluble fickle Synonym: veleidoso === Further reading === “voluble”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025