volubility

C2 Topic:Communication
noun Freq #304062

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    the quality of being facile in speech and writing

    The student's volubility helped them reach the top of the class.

  2. 2
    noun

    the state of being voluble

    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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