volubility
pronunciation
How to pronounce volubility in British English: UK [vɒljʊ'bɪlɪtɪ]
How to pronounce volubility in American English: US [vɒljʊ'bɪlɪtɪ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of being facile in speech and writing
Word Origin
- volubility (n.)
- 1570s, from Middle French volubilité (16c.) or directly from Latin volubilitatem (nominative volubilitas) "a rapid turning," figuratively "fluency (of speech)," from volubilis (see voluble).
Example
- 1. Have money all volubility , wait for metoscoop up enough I fall again .
- 2. George rattled on with a volubility which surprised himself .
- 3. Rather than saying , " he makes a habit of using arcanereferences " , try " his modus operandi seems to be obscurum perobscurius " to give your volubility a bit of international flavor .