"voluble" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/ [General-American] Audio: En-us-voluble.ogg [General-American] Forms: more voluble [comparative], most voluble [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle French volubile, from Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), from volvō (“roll”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|volubile}} Middle French volubile, {{der|en|la|volūbilis|t=rolling}} Latin volūbilis (“rolling”), {{m|la|volvō|t=roll}} volvō (“roll”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} voluble (comparative more voluble, superlative most voluble)
  1. (of a person or a manner of speaking) Fluent or having a ready flow of speech. Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: garrulous, loquacious, tonguey, talkative Translations (fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious): շատախոս (šataxos) (Armenian), զրուցասեր (zrucʻaser) (Armenian), ասող-խոսող (asoġ-xosoġ) (Armenian), бъбрив (bǎbriv) (Bulgarian), výřečný (Czech), veltalende (Danish), snakkesalig (Danish), rad van tong (Dutch), woordenrijk (Dutch), sujuva (Finnish), volubile (French), სიტყვაუხვი (siṭq̇vauxvi) (Georgian), სიტყვამრავალი (siṭq̇vamravali) (Georgian), ყბედი (q̇bedi) (Georgian), gesprächig (German), redselig (German), gördülékeny (Hungarian), loquace (Italian), 口達者な (kuchitassha na) (Japanese), 弁舌のさわやかな (benzetsunosawayaka na) (Japanese), ordrik (Norwegian), loquaz (Portuguese), говорливый (govorlivyj) (Russian), болтливый (boltlivyj) (Russian), многословный (mnogoslovnyj) (Russian), fileanta (Scottish Gaelic), locuaz (Spanish), munvig (Swedish), talför (Swedish), pratsam (Swedish), pratglad (Swedish), elokvent (Swedish), vältalig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-voluble-en-adj-S69iCYrU Disambiguation of Talking: 33 22 15 30 Disambiguation of 'fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious': 83 6 6 4
  2. Of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed: expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner. Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-voluble-en-adj-pgrFEZzd Disambiguation of Talking: 33 22 15 30
  3. Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion. Categories (topical): Talking Synonyms: steady Translations (easily rolling or turning): повратлив (povratliv) (Bulgarian), sujuva (Finnish), volubile (French), volúvel (Portuguese), поворотливый (povorotlivyj) (Russian), lùthmhor (Scottish Gaelic), voluble (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-voluble-en-adj-Bj9lgH4J Disambiguation of Talking: 33 22 15 30 Disambiguation of 'easily rolling or turning': 3 2 81 14
  4. (botany) Twisting and turning like a vine. Categories (topical): Botany, Talking Translations (twisting and turning like a vine): увивен (uviven) (Bulgarian), popínavý (Czech), käppyräinen (Finnish), volubile (French), rampicante (Italian), volúvel (Portuguese), вьющийся (vʹjuščijsja) (Russian), voluble (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-voluble-en-adj-8oNxUdBE Disambiguation of Talking: 33 22 15 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 22 7 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 18 13 39 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'twisting and turning like a vine': 3 3 8 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: volubility, volubleness

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /boˈluble/, [boˈlu.β̞le] Forms: volubles [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -uble Etymology: From Latin volūbilis. Etymology templates: {{der|es|la|volūbilis}} Latin volūbilis Head templates: {{es-adj}} voluble m or f (masculine and feminine plural volubles)
  1. voluble Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-voluble-es-adj-VXcfSWkT
  2. fickle Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: veleidoso
    Sense id: en-voluble-es-adj-7IIqXmEe Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 10 90

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          "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
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          "ref": "1886, William Dean Howells, chapter 6, in The Minister's Charge",
          "text": "[H]e heard the voice of the drunken woman, now sober, poured out in voluble remorse, and in voluble promise of amendment for the future, to every one who passed, if they would let her off easy.",
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          "ref": "1935, Leonard Barnes, Zulu Paraclete: A Sentimental Record, Peter Davies, page 22",
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          "word": "sujuva"
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          "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
          "word": "rampicante"
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          "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
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        "masculine"
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      "ipa": "[boˈlu.β̞le]"
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      "rhymes": "-uble"
    }
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}
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Middle French",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "form": "more voluble",
      "tags": [
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          "word": "halting"
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          "ref": "2021 June 3, Gillian Tett, “The empty office: what we lose when we work from home”, in The Guardian",
          "text": "In the summer of 2020, Daniel Beunza, a voluble Spanish social scientist who taught at Cass business school in London, organised a stream of video calls with a dozen senior bankers in the US and Europe.",
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          "word": "loquacious"
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          "word": "tonguey"
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        {
          "word": "talkative"
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          "ref": "1886, William Dean Howells, chapter 6, in The Minister's Charge",
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        }
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          "at length"
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        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1935, Leonard Barnes, Zulu Paraclete: A Sentimental Record, Peter Davies, page 22",
          "text": "Seen from the west, their sky-line gallops away north and south like a sea-serpent in voluble motion.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion."
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          "roll"
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          "fluid",
          "fluid"
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          "undulate"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "steady"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Twisting and turning like a vine."
      ],
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        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
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          "twisting"
        ],
        [
          "turning",
          "turning"
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          "vine",
          "vine"
        ]
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        "(botany) Twisting and turning like a vine."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvɒl.jʊ.bəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈvɑl.jə.bəl/",
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        "General-American"
      ]
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        "General-American"
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "šataxos",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "շատախոս"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "zrucʻaser",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "զրուցասեր"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "asoġ-xosoġ",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "ասող-խոսող"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bǎbriv",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "бъбрив"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "výřečný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "veltalende"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "snakkesalig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "rad van tong"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "woordenrijk"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "sujuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "volubile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "siṭq̇vauxvi",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "სიტყვაუხვი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "siṭq̇vamravali",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "სიტყვამრავალი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "q̇bedi",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "ყბედი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "gesprächig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "redselig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "gördülékeny"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "loquace"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kuchitassha na",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "口達者な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "benzetsunosawayaka na",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "弁舌のさわやかな"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "ordrik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "loquaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "govorlivyj",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "говорливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "boltlivyj",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "болтливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mnogoslovnyj",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "многословный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "fileanta"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "locuaz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "munvig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "talför"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "pratsam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "pratglad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "elokvent"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "fluent or having a ready flow of speech; garrulous or loquacious",
      "word": "vältalig"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povratliv",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "повратлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "sujuva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "volubile"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "volúvel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povorotlivyj",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "поворотливый"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "lùthmhor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "easily rolling or turning",
      "word": "voluble"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "uviven",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "увивен"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "popínavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "käppyräinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "volubile"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "rampicante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "volúvel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vʹjuščijsja",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "вьющийся"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "twisting and turning like a vine",
      "word": "voluble"
    }
  ],
  "word": "voluble"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Rhymes:Spanish/uble",
    "Rhymes:Spanish/uble/3 syllables",
    "Spanish 3-syllable words",
    "Spanish adjectives",
    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish epicene adjectives",
    "Spanish lemmas",
    "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "volūbilis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin volūbilis",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin volūbilis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "volubles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {},
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      "name": "es-adj"
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    "vo‧lu‧ble"
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  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "glosses": [
        "voluble"
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        [
          "voluble",
          "voluble#English"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fickle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fickle",
          "fickle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "veleidoso"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/boˈluble/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[boˈlu.β̞le]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uble"
    }
  ],
  "word": "voluble"
}

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