volable
volable is the obsolete form of voluble.
Meaning of voluble
Adjective
voluble (comparative more voluble, superlative most voluble)
- Fluent or having a ready flow of speech.
- A moſt acute Iuuvenal, voluble and free of grace, […]c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- Synonyms:
- garrulous, loquacious, tonguey, chattering, chattery, chatty, effusive, gabby, gobby, logorrheic
- Antonyms:
- halting
- Of thoughts, feelings, or something that is expressed: expressed readily or at length and in a fluent manner.
- Thus farr the occaſion of this diſcours againſt Tumults; now to the diſcours itſelf, voluble anough, and full of ſentence, but that, for the moſt part, either ſpecious rather then ſolid, or to his cauſe nothing pertinent.1649, J[ohn] Milton, “Vpon the Insolency of the Tumults”, in ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC, page 32
- Easily rolling or turning; having a fluid, undulating motion.
- Seen from the west, their sky-line gallops away north and south like a sea-serpent in voluble motion.1935, Leonard Barnes, Zulu Paraclete: A Sentimental Record, Peter Davies, page 22
- Synonyms:
- steady
- Twisting and turning like a vine.
Forms of volable
| comparative | more volable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most volable |
Questions about volable
- What is volable the obsolete form of?
- Volable is the obsolete form of voluble.
Words near volable in the dictionary
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