"volubility" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: volubilities [plural]
Etymology: From voluble + -ity, from Latin volubilitas. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|voluble|ity}} voluble + -ity, {{der|en|la|volubilitas}} Latin volubilitas Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} volubility (countable and uncountable, plural volubilities)
  1. (uncountable) the state of being voluble Tags: uncountable Translations (the state of being voluble): бъбривост (bǎbrivost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), sujuvuus (Finnish), ენამრავლობა (enamravloba) (Georgian), სიტყვამრავლობა (siṭq̇vamravloba) (Georgian), სიტყვაუხვობა (siṭq̇vauxvoba) (Georgian), говорли́вость (govorlívostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), разгово́рчивость (razgovórčivostʹ) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-volubility-en-noun-CyaqPtsm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ity, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of 'the state of being voluble': 95 5
  2. (countable) the degree to which someone is voluble Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-volubility-en-noun-Uum1n9MO

Inflected forms

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