Volubility
noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 the state of being voluble uncountable
"His volubility had left him at last, and he sank down wearily on my sofa. I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly."
- 2 the quality of being facile in speech and writing wordnet
- 3 the degree to which someone is voluble countable
Example
More examples"His volubility had left him at last, and he sank down wearily on my sofa. I felt that no words of condolence availed, and I let him lie there quietly."
Etymology
From Latin volūbilitās. By surface analysis, voluble + -ity.
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