volubility

  • 71voluble — [ vɒljʊb(ə)l] adjective speaking or spoken incessantly and fluently. Derivatives volubility noun volubly adverb Origin ME (in senses rotating about an axis and tending to change ): from Fr., or from L. volubilis, from volvere to roll …

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  • 72flippancy — n. 1. Volubility, fluency. 2. Pertness, inconsiderate glibness, unscrupulous smartness, superficial assurance …

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  • 73gift of the gab — (Colloq.) Fluency, volubility, glibness, readiness of speech, command of language, facility of expression …

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  • 74loquacity — n. Talkativeness, garrulity, gift of gab, loquaciousness, chattering, volubility, multiloquence …

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  • 75voluble — adjective formal 1 talking a lot: a voluble spokesman 2 a voluble speech, explanation etc uses a lot of words and is spoken quickly: She broke into voluble and perfect Italian. volubly adverb volubility, noun (U) …

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  • 76garrulity — garrulity, garrulousness talkativeness, loquacity, volubility, glibness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: *verbiage: prolixity, verboseness, diffuseness, wordiness (see corresponding adjectives at WORDY): chattering, prating, babbling,… …

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  • 77garrulousness — garrulity, garrulousness talkativeness, loquacity, volubility, glibness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: *verbiage: prolixity, verboseness, diffuseness, wordiness (see corresponding adjectives at WORDY): chattering, prating, babbling,… …

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  • 78glibness — talkativeness, loquacity, garrulity, volubility (see under TALKATIVE) …

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  • 79loquacity — loquacity, loquaciousness garrulity, volubility, glibness, talkativeness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: chattering or chatter, chatting or chat, gabbing or gab, prating or prate, jabbering or jabber (see CHAT vb): fluency, articulateness …

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  • 80loquaciousness — loquacity, loquaciousness garrulity, volubility, glibness, talkativeness (see under TALKATIVE) Analogous words: chattering or chatter, chatting or chat, gabbing or gab, prating or prate, jabbering or jabber (see CHAT vb): fluency, articulateness …

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