previous next
vŏlūbĭlĭtas , ātis, f. volubilis,
I.a rapid whirling motion.
I. Lit.: “mundi,” Cic. N. D. 2, 19, 49; id. Fat. 19, 43; id. Univ. 10; Ov. F. 6, 271; App. Asclep. p. 100, 41.—
II. Transf., roundness, round form: “fracta capitis latissima,” Ov. M. 12, 434.—
III. Trop.
A. 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.—
B. Of fate, changeableness, mutability: “quod temere fit caeco casu et volubilitate fortunae,” Cic. Div. 2, 6, 15; Plin. 37, 1, 2, § 3.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

The National Endowment for the Humanities provided support for entering this text.

hide Dictionary Entry Lookup
Use this tool to search for dictionary entries in all lexica.
Search for in
hide References (12 total)
  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (12):
    • Cicero, For Plancius, 25.62
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12.434
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.5
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 37.3
    • Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, 5.20.4
    • Cicero, De Fato, 19
    • Cicero, de Natura Deorum, 2.19
    • Cicero, De Divinatione, 2.6
    • Quintilian, Institutio Oratoria, Book 11, 3.52
    • Cicero, Orator, 16.53
    • Ovid, Fasti, 6
    • Cicero, Timaeus, 10
hide Display Preferences
Greek Display:
Arabic Display:
View by Default:
Browse Bar: