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vŏlūbĭlĭtas (noun F) : volubilis
* A rapidwhirling motion.
* Lit.: mundi,Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; id. Fat. 19, 43; id. Univ. 10; Ov. F. 6, 271; App. Asclep. p. 100, 41.
* Transf., roundness, round form: fracta capitis latissima,Ov. M. 12, 434.
* Trop.
* Of speech, rapidity, fluency, volubility: linguae volubilitas,Cic. Planc. 25, 62: flumen aliis verborum volubilitasque cordi est,id. Or. 16, 53; id. de Or. 1, 5, 17: nimia vocis,Quint. 11, 3, 52 (opp. tarditas); 10, 1, 8; Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 4.
* Of fate, changeableness, mutability: quod temere fit caeco casu et volubilitate fortunae,Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15; Plin. 37, 1, 2, § 3.
* A rapidwhirling motion.
* Lit.: mundi,Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; id. Fat. 19, 43; id. Univ. 10; Ov. F. 6, 271; App. Asclep. p. 100, 41.
* Transf., roundness, round form: fracta capitis latissima,Ov. M. 12, 434.
* Trop.
* Of speech, rapidity, fluency, volubility: linguae volubilitas,Cic. Planc. 25, 62: flumen aliis verborum volubilitasque cordi est,id. Or. 16, 53; id. de Or. 1, 5, 17: nimia vocis,Quint. 11, 3, 52 (opp. tarditas); 10, 1, 8; Plin. Ep. 5, 20, 4.
* Of fate, changeableness, mutability: quod temere fit caeco casu et volubilitate fortunae,Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15; Plin. 37, 1, 2, § 3.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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