English-Thai Dictionary

voluble

ADJ พูด คล่องแคล่ว  พูดมาก  ช่างพูด  talkative glib phud-klong-kaol

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

VOLUBLE

a.[L. volubilis. ] 1. Formed so as to roll with ease, or to be easily set in motion; apt to roll; as voluble particles of matter.
2. Rolling; having quick motion.
This less voluble earth.
3. Nimble; active; moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; fluent; as a flippant, voluble tongue.
4. Fluent; flowing with ease and smoothness; as a voluble speech.
5. Having fluency of speech.
Cassio, a knave very voluble.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

VOLUBLE

Vol "u *ble, a. Etym: [L. volubilis, fr. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn round; akin to Gr. welle a wave: cf. F. voluble. Cf. F. Well of water, Convolvulus, Devolve, Involve, Revolt, Vault an arch, Volume, Volute. ]

 

1. Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.

 

2. Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant, voluble, tongue. [Cassio,] a knave very voluble. Shak.

 

Note: Voluble was used formerly to indicate readiness of speech merely, without any derogatory suggestion. "A grave and voluble eloquence. " Bp. Hacket.

 

3. Changeable; unstable; fickle. [Obs. ]

 

4. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having the power or habit of turning or twining; as, the voluble stem of hop plants. Voluble stem (Bot. ), a stem that climbs by winding, or twining, round another body. -- Vol "u *ble *ness, n. -- Vol "u *bly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

voluble

vol u ble |ˈvälyəbəl ˈvɑljəbəl | ▶adjective speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently: she was as voluble as her husband was silent. DERIVATIVES vol u ble ness noun, vol u bly |-blē |adverb ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from French, or from Latin volubilis, from volvere ‘to roll. ’ Earlier use in late Middle English included the senses ‘rotating around an axis ’ and ‘having a tendency to change, ’ also meanings of the Latin word.

 

Oxford Dictionary

voluble

voluble |ˈvɒljʊb (ə )l | ▶adjective (of a person ) talking fluently, readily, or incessantly: she was as voluble as her husband was silent. • (of speech ) characterized by fluency and readiness of utterance: an excited and voluble discussion. DERIVATIVES volubly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (in senses ‘rotating about an axis ’ and ‘having a tendency to change ’): from French, or from Latin volubilis, from volvere ‘to roll ’. The modern meanings arose in the late 16th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

voluble

voluble adjective she was as voluble as her husband was silent: talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose, wordy, chatty, gossipy, effusive, gushing, forthcoming, conversational, communicative, expansive; articulate, fluent; informal mouthy, motormouthed, gabby, gassy, windy, talky. ANTONYMS taciturn. WORD TOOLKIT See talkative . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

voluble

voluble adjective Mrs Maddox was as voluble as her husband was silent: talkative, loquacious, garrulous, verbose, long-winded, wordy, chatty, chattery, gossipy, chattering, babbling, blathering, prattling, jabbering, effusive, gushing, forthcoming, conversational, communicative, expansive, open, unreserved; articulate, eloquent, fluent, glib, silver-tongued; informal mouthy, gabby, gassy, windy, yakking, big-mouthed, with the gift of the gab, having kissed the Blarney Stone; Brit. informal wittering, able to talk the hind legs off a donkey; rare multiloquent, multiloquous. ANTONYMS taciturn, uncommunicative, mute. WORD TOOLKIT voluble See talkative . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Spanish Dictionary

voluble

voluble adjetivo 1 [persona, cosa ] Que cambia fácil o frecuentemente de manera de ser :una chica muy voluble; el clima aquí es muy voluble .2 Que es propio de las personas volubles :tiene un carácter muy voluble .3 [material ] Que se adapta, cambia de dirección o se enrolla fácilmente :esta cuerda es muy gruesa y poco voluble .4 bot [tallo ] Que crece helicoidalmente en torno a un soporte :la hiedra es una planta de tallo voluble .5 bot [planta ] Que tiene un tallo de este tipo :las enredaderas son plantas volubles .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

voluble

vol u ble /vɑ́ljəb (ə )l |vɔ́ljʊ -/形容詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈人が 〉口達者な, 弁舌さわやかな, 多弁の .2 〈話などが 〉多弁を弄 （ろう ）した, 流暢 （りゆうちよう ）な .v ò l u b í l i ty 名詞 C 口達者, 多弁, おしゃべり .v ó l u bly 副詞 口達者に, 弁舌さわやかに, べらべらと .