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- pronunciation:
- val
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative.
Generally quiet, she could become quite voluble after having a glass of wine.He was a voluble speaker who enchanted audiences with his wit and eloquence.- synonyms:
- chatty, garrulous, loquacious, talkative
- antonyms:
- curt, mute, taciturn
- similar words:
- communicative, conversational, effusive, fluent, gabby, glib, verbose, vocal, wordy
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| related words: |
garrulous, glib, verbose, vocal |
adverb + (adj.)voluble
increasingly, less, more, quite, usually, verbally
(adj.)voluble
+ noun
assistant, call, complaint, enthusiasm, mayor, mood, owner, psychopath, self, species
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| derivations: |
volubly (adv.), volubility (n.), volubleness (n.) |
The word voluble
contains the following parts:
volv, volu, volut
Latin
root
that means roll, turn
  Example words:
convoluted, convolution, convolve, convolvulus, devolve, evolution, evolve, involucre, involute, involve, microevolution, revolution, revolve, revolver, vault, voluble, volume, voluminous, volute, volvulus
-ability, -ibility, -bility, -ubility
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means ability to do, be, or undergo
More about this word part:
All adjectives ending in "-able," "-ible," "-uble" and "-ble" can combine with the suffix "-ity" to form nouns ending in -ability
, -ibility
, -ubility
, or -bility
.
Example words:
accountability, capability, eligibility, immobility, instability, irritability, reliability, respectability, sensibility, solubility, stability, volubility
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